U23 League

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) In the 7th minute Camillo Petrocchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aggelos Markoulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Vaggelis Giannopoulatos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dino Losito. Old BaoBaB Accademy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vaggelis Giannopoulatos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 11 minutes, Ercole Ferrante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Old BaoBaB Accademy and the Glyka Nera FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th minute, Ercole Ferrante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Demetrio Baggio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dino Losito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaggelis Giannopoulatos in the 20th minute of the match. Dino Losito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loukianos Venetidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glyka Nera FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tasos Papoutsis in the 22nd minute. Glyka Nera FC's Tasos Papoutsis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dino Losito in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 24 minutes into the game, Alvaro Vittorio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Old BaoBaB Accademy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Glyka Nera FC the free kick. Tasos Papoutsis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dino Losito. Old BaoBaB Accademy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Demetrio Baggio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Old BaoBaB Accademy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Glyka Nera FC the free kick. A collision led to Old BaoBaB Accademy getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Demetrio Baggio hit a great ball. Loukianos Venetidis hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Dino Losito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Venetidis in the 37th minute of play. Dino Losito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Venetidis in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Glyka Nera FC's Vaggelis Giannopoulatos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dino Losito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vaggelis Giannopoulatos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Glyka Nera FC booed when Old BaoBaB Accademy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demetrio Baggio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Glyka Nera FC's Loukianos Venetidis got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st match minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Vittorio to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Demetrio Baggio got a free kick in the 64th minute. Dino Losito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Giannopoulatos in the 66th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vaggelis Giannopoulatos in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dino Losito saved Old BaoBaB Accademy from getting behind. Panos Efthimiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 77 minutes Old BaoBaB Accademy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tasos Papoutsis who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Tasos Papoutsis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Old BaoBaB Accademy's Dino Losito did a great save. Vaggelis Giannopoulatos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Claudio Lenci came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Old BaoBaB Accademy 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 Claudio Lenci couldn't finish the play. Claudio Lenci kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 96th minute Vaggelis Giannopoulatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Losito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glyka Nera 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.