U21 League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manos Arkadis kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Manos Arkadis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Concetto Bani. Concetto Bani yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 8th minute Manos Arkadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Concetto Bani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Babbis Giannas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Concetto Bani. That made the score 2-0 after 12 minutes of play. In the 15th minute, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Manos Arkadis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. In the 19th minute Edoardo Flocco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiros Kaklamanakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrico Di Gennaro in the 23rd minute of the match. A collision led to Calenzano getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Alvaro Aloisi hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Fanis Paspalas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Liverpool F.C. YNWA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Vladimiros Kaklamanakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fortunato Pugliese in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fanis Paspalas got free with Concetto Bani in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fortunato Pugliese recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Calenzano's defense didn't have a chance, in the 43rd minute, when Manos Arkadis scored to the left of an out of position Concetto Bani, making the score, 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fortunato Pugliese to make the kick off. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Manos Arkadis got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goal looked a bit too open when Manos Arkadis came free, but Concetto Bani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Stamatis Lallos 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manos Arkadis in the 59th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Concetto Bani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edoardo Flocco's late challenge caught a Liverpool F.C. YNWA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edoardo Flocco helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Calenzano getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Edoardo Flocco hit a great ball. Stamatis Lallos took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Concetto Bani. Concetto Bani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 74th minute, Calenzano's Fabiano Maurizi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fabiano Maurizi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Calenzano protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fabiano Maurizi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Calenzano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! In the 76th minute, Babbis Giannas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Concetto Bani was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. In the 85th minute, Stamatis Lallos 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 86th minute, Giorgos Parmezanas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Concetto Bani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamatis Lallos in the 95th minute of the match.