U21 League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Seahawks V55's Thanos Kalfoglou started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Alessio Catini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Camillo Brunetta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enzo Tocci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thanos Kalfoglou went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Sao Brasola's zone, Thanos Kalfoglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enzo Tocci came out of the goal and Thanos Kalfoglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enzo Tocci came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Seahawks V55's Thanos Kalfoglou. But to his dismay, Thanos Kalfoglou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Thanos Kalfoglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Enzo Tocci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sao Brasola's Enzo Tocci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Nekos in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Seahawks V55 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Kalfoglou to maneuver through the defense. Thanos Kalfoglou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Enzo Tocci having to make a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Alessio Catini made the kick off in the second half. Daniil Kouroupetroglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Catini in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54thth minute of the game Sokratis Providas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sao Brasola's Enzo Tocci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sakis Kritikos struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Enzo Tocci didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seahawks V55. In the 65th minute Thanos Kalfoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Tocci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enzo Tocci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanos Kalfoglou in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute, Giannis Nekos 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. In the 73rd minute, Alessio Catini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sao Brasola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Sokratis Providas was extremely unlucky when he, in the 76th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Thanos Kalfoglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Enzo Tocci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giannis Nekos. Enzo Tocci came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Seahawks V55's Giannis Nekos. But to his dismay, Giannis Nekos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Bernardo Valcareggi got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 94th match minute, Sao Brasola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Aceto to maneuver through the defense. Sokratis Providas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Tocci having to interfere. Giannis Nekos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Enzo Tocci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.