U21 League

Gionála Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Timos Santorineos made the kick off and thus started the match. Trifon Chalkias charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trifon Chalkias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to TZITZIFIES getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Trifon Chalkias hit a great ball. TZITZIFIES's Evaggelos Kostantelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Michail in the 4th minute of play. Alkis Anastasiou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timos Santorineos, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Themos Tavanidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KAFSONAS F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TZITZIFIES the free kick. Themos Tavanidis kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. TZITZIFIES's Evaggelos Kostantelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kosmas Kouroupetroglou in the 16th minute of play. Evaggelos Kostantelos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kosmas Kouroupetroglou's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Christos Michail sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Kosmas Kouroupetroglou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evaggelos Kostantelos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Alkis Anastasiou made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Trifon Chalkias sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd match minute, TZITZIFIES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lambros Lazaridis to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Kosmas Kouroupetroglou put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Evaggelos Kostantelos. The audience was convinced that Kosmas Kouroupetroglou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evaggelos Kostantelos was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 44th minute, Themos Tavanidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kosmas Kouroupetroglou made a kick off. Evaggelos Kostantelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Michail, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Trifon Chalkias got a free kick in the 55th minute. A collision led to TZITZIFIES getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Isidoros Chatzidis hit a great ball. Christos Michails short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Evaggelos Kostantelos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Kosmas Kouroupetroglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Christos Michail had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70thth minute of the game Kosmas Kouroupetroglou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TZITZIFIES's Evaggelos Kostantelos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alkis Anastasiou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timos Santorineos in the 71st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Christos Michail put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Evaggelos Kostantelos. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kosmas Kouroupetroglou in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Evaggelos Kostantelos saved TZITZIFIES from getting behind. A collision led to KAFSONAS F.C. getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Konstantinos Anastasopoulos hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, Michalis Svirkos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kosmas Kouroupetroglou in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evaggelos Kostantelos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. TZITZIFIES's Evaggelos Kostantelos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save TZITZIFIES from getting a goal against them. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by TZITZIFIES's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stathis Bozidis was slow to take the kick. During this time KAFSONAS F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Stathis Bozidis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but TZITZIFIES's Evaggelos Kostantelos did a great save. A hard shot 89 in the game by Christos Michail from a close distance when the talented Evaggelos Kostantelos managed to make a qualified save. TZITZIFIES's players were relieved. After 94 minutes of play, KAFSONAS F.C.'s Christos Michail made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evaggelos Kostantelos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The TZITZIFIES fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. KAFSONAS F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.