U21 League

Mendenitsa
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paris Georgatos got the match started through his kick off. 12 minutes into the game, Mali i Thatë FC's Meleq Tare nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimosthenis Mallios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's goal looked a bit too open when Meleq Tare came free, but Dimosthenis Mallios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Todi Abazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimosthenis Mallios having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Meleq Tare ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dimosthenis Mallios was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 27 minutes into the match, Eneid Ilo notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's Dimosthenis Mallios. Dimosthenis Mallios was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute Erald Bauta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimosthenis Mallios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimosthenis Mallios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eneid Ilo in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's goalkeeper Dimosthenis Mallios, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 49th minute, Kostas Perakoglou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 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 Meleq Tare made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aris Kontogiannopoulos in the 55th minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Meleq Tare kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dimosthenis Mallios. That made the score 1-4 in the 57 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Erald Bauta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mali i Thatë FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Erald Bauta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimosthenis Mallios breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's goalkeeper Dimosthenis Mallios had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Meleq Tare. The supporters of Mali i Thatë FC booed when ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kostas Perakoglou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eneid Ilo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the game, Todi Abazi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mali i Thatë FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β the free kick. In the 74th match minute, Mali i Thatë FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Todi Abazi to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Mali i Thatë FC's Meleq Tare got a free kick in the 81st minute. Christos Charalambakis took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Drini Kapaj. Drini Kapaj dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. In the 84th match minute, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Soulios to maneuver through the defense. Dimosthenis Mallios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Indrit Surroi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eneid Ilo during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eneid Ilo hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After 94 minutes of play, Mali i Thatë FC's Meleq Tare made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimosthenis Mallios was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 96 minutes of play Mali i Thatë FC's Todi Abazi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 97 played minutes Mali i Thatë FC got a freekick which was hit by Todi Abazi. Mali i Thatë FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.