U21 League

Monserrato
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dimitris Koudas started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arturo Duro got free with Eustratios Vertsotis in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Arturo Duro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alberigo Alonzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 27th minute, Arturo Duro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coriano FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Arturo Duro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eustratios Vertsotis having to make a save. In the 33rd minute of the match, Arturo Duro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eustratios Vertsotis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Coriano FC's Angelo Urbani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Dellios in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Eustratios Vertsotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Duro in the 52nd minute of play. Dionysis Valassakis's late challenge caught a Coriano FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dionysis Valassakis helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mortimer Rahamut in the 54th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Eustratios Vertsotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Heli Verdu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Coriano FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olympiacos FC the free kick. Heli Verdu kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Dimitris Koudas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Urbani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mortimer Rahamut hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th match minute, Coriano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mortimer Rahamut to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Fabiano Mattioli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Arturo Duro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Duro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustratios Vertsotis having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Arturo Duro notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis. Eustratios Vertsotis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Arturo Duro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eustratios Vertsotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Duro in the 81st minute of play. Angelo Urbani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dimitris Koudas in the 85th minute. Alberigo Alonzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustratios Vertsotis having to interfere. In the 91st minute Alberigo Alonzi 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. Cristoforo Orecchioni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustratios Vertsotis having to interfere.