U21 League

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Lawrence De Marco made the kick off and thus started the match. Lawrence De Marco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Eustratios Vertsotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 9 played minutes Olympiacos FC got a freekick which was hit by Thanos Panagiotatos. Eustratios Vertsotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Zrinzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Markos Kareklopoulos's late challenge caught a Attard Gunners's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Markos Kareklopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Zrinzo in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute Lawrence De Marco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustratios Vertsotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Dimitris Koudas notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Attard Gunners's Amadeo Rapinett. Amadeo Rapinett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 34 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Amadeo Rapinett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexis Dellios. Thomas Zrinzo took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eustratios Vertsotis. Eustratios Vertsotis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The Attard Gunners fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Attard Gunners's Andrea Xuereb looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Lawrence De Marco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eustratios Vertsotis was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 47th minute, Lawrence De Marco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eustratios Vertsotis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexis Dellios made a kick off. When Fotis Nousias fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympiacos FC's protests and gave Fotis Nousias a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Fotis Nousias got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Andrea Xuereb came free with the goalkeeper in the 54th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eustratios Vertsotis could save by the left post. Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence De Marco in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Soulis Partalis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Koudas in the 60th minute of play forced Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Amadeo Rapinett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustratios Vertsotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrence De Marco in the 62nd minute of play. Amadeo Rapinett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Koudas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Zrinzo in the 66th minute of play. Eustratios Vertsotis made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Thomas Zrinzo sent off a good shot on target. Attard Gunners's Amadeo Rapinett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Dellios in the 71st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alexis Dellios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeo Rapinett was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Attard Gunners's Amadeo Rapinett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Kareklopoulos in the 75th minute of play. Amadeo Rapinett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexis Dellios in the 77th minute of the match. Nikiforos Valaoras hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After 79 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Andrea Xuereb. Eustratios Vertsotis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrence De Marco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amadeo Rapinett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Kareklopoulos in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Nikiforos Valaoras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute Alexis Dellios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Rapinett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicholas Bondin charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicholas Bondin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when Attard Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicholas Bondin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute of the match Miltiadis Tsiranidis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amadeo Rapinett showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's Thomas Zrinzo got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 90th minute of the match Miltiadis Tsiranidis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amadeo Rapinett showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Amadeo Rapinett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Koudas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amadeo Rapinett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Koudas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute, Dimitris Koudas made a precise shot to the right of Amadeo Rapinett. Attard Gunners's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Attard Gunners walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.