U21 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chrisostomos Bourdas got the match started through his kick off. In the last second Fausto Africano throw himself and got hold of the ball when Chrisostomos Bourdas in the 3rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 4 played minutes CLC Winter got a freekick which was hit by Diego Di Massimo. Theofilos Zaninos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fausto Africano firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 14th minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Chrisostomos Bourdas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristoforo Balboni in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Apostolos Morikis saved tHe SOnS of rAGnar from getting behind. After 19 minutes, Thanos Kotitsas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the tHe SOnS of rAGnar and the CLC Winter players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Thanos Kotitsas got a free kick in the 19th minute. A hard shot 23 in the game by Theofilos Zaninos from a close distance when the talented Fausto Africano managed to make a qualified save. CLC Winter's players were relieved. Alberigo Falasca kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, CLC Winter's goalkeeper Fausto Africano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikos Lagonikakis. Chrisostomos Bourdas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Fausto Africano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chrisostomos Bourdas in the 29th minute of play forced CLC Winter's goalkeeper Fausto Africano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, CLC Winter's Fausto Africano got control of the ball when Chrisostomos Bourdas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chrisostomos Bourdas was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After having played for 36 minutes, Chrisostomos Bourdas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chrisostomos Bourdas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the CLC Winter defense, Theofilos Zaninos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fausto Africano. The CLC Winter fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fausto Africano should have stopped the shot. Fausto Africano made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Theofilos Zaninos sent off a good shot on target.

Nikos Lagonikakis's late challenge caught a CLC Winter's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikos Lagonikakis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of CLC Winter booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Lagonikakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diego Di Massimo took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Apostolos Morikis. Apostolos Morikis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Apostolos Morikis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristoforo Balboni's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 58th match minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Kotitsas to maneuver through the defense. Stavros Kabantais charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stavros Kabantais the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of CLC Winter booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stavros Kabantais didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fausto Africano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theofilos Zaninos in the 72nd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the game, one of CLC Winter:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Nikos Lagonikakis placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After 76 played minutes CLC Winter got a freekick which was hit by Alex Vianello. Apostolos Morikis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristoforo Balboni's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. When tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Theofilos Zaninos in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CLC Winter's goalie prevented a goal. 86 minutes into the match, Theofilos Zaninos notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of CLC Winter's Fausto Africano. Fausto Africano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Chrisostomos Bourdas got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Apostolos Morikis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Balboni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. tHe SOnS of rAGnar were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CLC Winter for a fine match.