U21 League

Colosseum
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Beppe Rivera made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amedeo Orlandi during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amedeo Orlandi kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thalis Sapakis in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aurelio Epifani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Aldo Ubriaco came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Gladiator FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aldo Ubriaco couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabiano Tatangelo got free with Manos Voutsas in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aurelio Epifani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thodoris Diamantidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Gladiator FC's zone, Thalis Sapakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Epifani came out of the goal and Thalis Sapakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aurelio Epifani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Sapakis in the 29th minute of play. Amedeo Orlandi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute, Bazellatin F.C.'s Antonis Kalathakis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Antonis Kalathakis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bazellatin F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Antonis Kalathakis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Bazellatin F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gladiator FC:s goal. In the 45th minute, Fabiano Tatangelo made a precise shot to the right of Manos Voutsas. Bazellatin F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Aurelio Epifani made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Thymios Kominidis sent off a good shot on target. Stathis Rasoulis kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Gladiator FC got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Rinaldi. 59 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thodoris Diamantidis came free, but Aurelio Epifani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurelio Epifani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Savouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After some careless play in the Bazellatin F.C. defense, Beppe Rivera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manos Voutsas. The Bazellatin F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manos Voutsas should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Aurelio Epifani successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 68 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bianco Carozza came free, but Manos Voutsas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute Stratos Savouras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Epifani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gladiator FC's Fabiano Tatangelo got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bianco Carozza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Manos Voutsas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Beppe Rivera came free, but Manos Voutsas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Gladiator FC were awarded a corner. Fabiano Tatangelo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Beppe Rivera almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bazellatin F.C.'s Manos Voutsas did a great save. 89 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Furino came free, but Manos Voutsas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Bazellatin F.C.'s zone, Beppe Rivera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manos Voutsas came out of the goal and Beppe Rivera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 99 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Beppe Rivera came free, but Manos Voutsas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gladiator FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.