U21 League

EL PASO
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eustratios Kazantzakos kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute Ferdinando Fiore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loukianos Asimiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Ferdinando Fiore had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Loukianos Asimiadis. BLACK PANTHER F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ferdinando Fiore was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Cristoforo Felice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loukianos Asimiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinando Fiore in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to BLACK PANTHER F.C getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Babbis Telemakis hit a great ball. Augusto Pagliuca, 17 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Ferdinando Fiore came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Weltevedren fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ferdinando Fiore couldn't finish the play. Dennis Di Florio hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Ferdinando Fiore recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Augusto Schiacciacasse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alekos Kastanis in the 27th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Achille Valeri in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Loukianos Asimiadis saved BLACK PANTHER F.C from getting behind. 34 minutes into the game, Amedeo Guerrini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Weltevedren's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BLACK PANTHER F.C the free kick. After 34 played minutes Weltevedren got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Guerrini. In the 36th minute, Ferdinando Fiore ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Loukianos Asimiadis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 43 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando Fiore came free, but Loukianos Asimiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Weltevedren's Daniele Zinni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Loukianos Asimiadis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The BLACK PANTHER F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Weltevedren were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferdinando Fiore to make the kick off. Ferdinando Fiore hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Eustratios Kazantzakos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Augusto Schiacciacasse narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniele Zinni hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th match minute, Weltevedren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Menichini to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Weltevedren's Antonio Corvasce got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute Alekos Kastanis suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. BLACK PANTHER F.C made a substitution. Kostas Tsaris replaced Alekos Kastanis. In the 75th minute, Dennis Di Florio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute of the match Stefanos Kostarakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Augusto Schiacciacasse skillfully saved the ball. With a little luck, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Loukianos Asimiadis got control of the ball when Ferdinando Fiore tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute, Achille Valeri fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 84th minute, Amedeo Guerrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanos Kosmiadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Weltevedren's zone, Fotis Valaoras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Schiacciacasse came out of the goal and Fotis Valaoras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Weltevedren's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.