U21 League

Arena Stadium
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Giannis Tzanetos got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis got control of the ball when Alberto Biondi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th minute Alberto Biondi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theofanis Marinakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Theofanis Marinakis managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Longobarda's Fortunato Vanni fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Fortunato Vanni struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Theofanis Marinakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Longobarda. In the 13th match minute, ΟΦΗ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michalis Semos to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Biondi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Theofanis Marinakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabiano Cavaliere during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 played minutes Longobarda got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Cavaliere. Fortunato Vanni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theofanis Marinakis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Biondi in the 26th minute of play forced ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Moscatelli 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 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giannis Tzanetos in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florian Moscatelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Giannis Tzanetos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Moscatelli was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Fortunato Vanni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theofanis Marinakis having to interfere. Alberto Biondi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theofanis Marinakis having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Giannis Tzanetos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Moscatelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florian Moscatelli didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ΟΦΗ's Giannis Tzanetos shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After the first half ΟΦΗ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Fortunato Vanni made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Michalis Semos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Theofanis Marinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Biondi in the 53rd minute of play. A hard shot 68 in the game by Giannis Tzanetos from a close distance when the talented Florian Moscatelli managed to make a qualified save. Longobarda's players were relieved. Alberto Biondi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theofanis Marinakis having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sofoklis Stathatos during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd match minute, ΟΦΗ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sofoklis Stathatos to maneuver through the defense. Theofanis Marinakis came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Longobarda's Alberto Biondi. But to his dismay, Alberto Biondi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Theofanis Marinakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Biondi in the 77th minute of the match. Bernardo Lampa hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the game, Beppe Rosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Longobarda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ΟΦΗ the free kick. After 82 played minutes Longobarda got a freekick which was hit by Beppe Rosa. Florian Moscatelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Tzanetos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giannis Tzanetos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Florian Moscatelli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Florian Moscatelli made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Nikos Kalkavouras sent off a good shot on target. Florian Moscatelli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giannis Tzanetos in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute of the match, Sofoklis Stathatos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Florian Moscatelli saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Florian Moscatelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Tzanetos in the 92nd minute of play. Alberto Biondi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Theofanis Marinakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The ΟΦΗ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Longobarda from taking control. The game ends in a draw.