U21 League

GENTI KULE
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Giannis Tzanetos kicked off to start the match. In the 6th match minute, ΟΦΗ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michalis Semos to maneuver through the defense. Alekos Kassanos kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 18th match minute, Amfithea Hotspur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chrisostomos Charoulis to maneuver through the defense. Theofanis Marinakis came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Amfithea Hotspur's Miltos Chatzidis. But to his dismay, Miltos Chatzidis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giannis Tzanetos got free with Babbis Theocharis in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Markos Miroforidis hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The supporters of ΟΦΗ booed when Amfithea Hotspur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Androulakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Babbis Theocharis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Tzanetos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amfithea Hotspur's Babbis Theocharis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fanis Kokkinopoulos in the 37th minute of play. Babbis Theocharis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Tzanetos in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, Amfithea Hotspur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chrisostomos Charoulis to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the game, Giannis Tzanetos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Babbis Theocharis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kostas Kostopoulos made a kick off. Alexandros Vasdekis hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Babbis Theocharis came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by ΟΦΗ's Giannis Tzanetos. But to his dismay, Giannis Tzanetos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After some careless play in the Amfithea Hotspur defense, Fanis Kokkinopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Babbis Theocharis. The Amfithea Hotspur fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Babbis Theocharis should have stopped the shot. If Giannis Tzanetos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ΟΦΗ's Nikos Kalkavouras got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Babbis Theocharis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Tzanetos, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Babbis Theocharis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sofoklis Stathatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74thth minute of the game Markos Miroforidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78th minute, Nikos Kalkavouras 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. ΟΦΗ's Fanis Kokkinopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Semos in the 81st minute of play forced Amfithea Hotspur's goalkeeper Babbis Theocharis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Babbis Theocharis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Tzanetos in the 85th minute of the match. Michalis Semos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Babbis Theocharis having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, ΟΦΗ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Kalkavouras to maneuver through the defense. Theofanis Marinakis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 90th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Chrisostomos Charoulis. 92 minutes into the match, Giannis Tzanetos notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Amfithea Hotspur's Babbis Theocharis. Babbis Theocharis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 95 minutes into the match, Amfithea Hotspur's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Tzanetos came free, but Babbis Theocharis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ΟΦΗ fully deserved thier win.