U21 League

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Biagio Tarantini kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Sconvols United's Francesco Bevilacqua got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the game, Viktoras Natsikas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Alfredo Scafati was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute Biagio Tarantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trifon Iraklideas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trifon Iraklideas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Biagio Tarantini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Biagio Tarantini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 2-0 became the score in the 22nd minute when Viktoras Natsikas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 29th play minutes Viktoras Natsikas shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Alfredo Scafati and just under the crossbar into goal. Alfredo Scafati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nektarios Korakakis in the 31st minute of play. After 32 minutes, Ennio Cassone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sconvols United and the Vakoufi Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sconvols United getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Ennio Cassone hit a great ball. In the 38th minute Christos Ouzounidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Scafati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francesco Di Sante in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trifon Iraklideas prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

Christos Ouzounidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Scafati having to interfere. Trifon Iraklideas made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Francesco Di Sante sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute, Zacharias Papagiannoulis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vakoufi Utd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 67th match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akakios Vogiatzakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th match minute, Sconvols United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damiano Rosato to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Scafati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktoras Natsikas in the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Sconvols United's Francesco Di Sante nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Trifon Iraklideas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Francesco Di Sante kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Ouzounidis in the 82nd minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Alfredo Scafati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Scafati didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Viktoras Natsikas went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. 92 minutes into the game, Viktoras Natsikas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vakoufi Utd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sconvols United the free kick. 95 minutes into the match, Zacharias Papagiannoulis notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Sconvols United's Alfredo Scafati. Alfredo Scafati was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vakoufi Utd walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.