U23 League

Glyka Nera FC Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Xu Zhen Ping made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, Loukianos Venetidis notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni. Angelo Bertoni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Glyka Nera FC's zone, Bruno Lenzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aggelos Markoulis came out of the goal and Bruno Lenzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 13 minutes, Soulis Avramidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glyka Nera FC and the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Glyka Nera FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soulis Avramidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelo Bertoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vaggelis Giannopoulatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 21st minute, Loukianos Venetidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vaggelis Giannopoulatos in the 22nd minute of play. Angelo Bertoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaggelis Giannopoulatos in the 22nd minute of the match. Aggelos Markoulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Zhen Ping in the 28th minute of play. If Richard Laws had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vaggelis Giannopoulatos made a kick off. Angelo Bertoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loukianos Venetidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 minutes, Mathias Molhoek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ and the Glyka Nera FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Mathias Molhoek got a free kick in the 60th minute. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ made a substitution. Damiano Sciarra replaced Kenji Takahara. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Anselmo Di Martino was substituted for Pacho Rino. In the 64th minute, Dario Cerri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Bruno Lenzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aggelos Markoulis was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Richard Laws made a great header on ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's corner, it was just that Glyka Nera FC's Aggelos Markoulis managed to reach the ball for a save. Xu Zhen Ping could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Aggelos Markoulis made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Dario Cerri could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Aggelos Markoulis however easily saved by the left post. When Loukianos Venetidis came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Glyka Nera FC 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 Loukianos Venetidis couldn't finish the play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.