U23 League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mehmet Halis Ergün made the kick off which started today's match. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Halis Ergün in the 3rd minute of the match. Mehmet Halis Ergün blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tolis Mantouvalos having to make a save. Mehmet Halis Ergün might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolis Mantouvalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mehmet Halis Ergün ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 9th minute Mehmet Halis Ergün shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Halis Ergün, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fivos Mouras kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Halis Ergün in the 15th minute of the match. Mehmet Halis Ergün blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tolis Mantouvalos having to make a save. When Zhani Laska came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the A.K.Sh Albania 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 Zhani Laska couldn't finish the play. If Alesandro Nesta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Kostas Thomopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tolis Mantouvalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehmet Halis Ergün's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. After a defensive mix-up in A.K.Sh Albania's zone, Panos Kallitzakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fotaq Xaka came out of the goal and Panos Kallitzakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kostas Thomopoulos during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Thomopoulos to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Mehmet Halis Ergün's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When A.K.Sh Albania's Mehmet Halis Ergün in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Toutourouki f.c.'s goalie prevented a goal. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Halis Ergün in the 36th minute of play. Alesandro Nesta might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolis Mantouvalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alesandro Nesta ran back to his position shaking his head. After 43 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Fivos Mouras. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Halis Ergün, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 46th match minute, A.K.Sh Albania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zaimin Dibrani to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Panos Kallitzakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fotaq Xaka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos got control of the ball when Mehmet Halis Ergün tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Halis Ergün in the 65th minute of the match. A hard shot 67 in the game by Mehmet Halis Ergün from a close distance when the talented Tolis Mantouvalos managed to make a qualified save. Toutourouki f.c.'s players were relieved. 72 minutes into the game, Fivos Mouras threw the ball into play from the sideline. A.K.Sh Albania's Zamir Hamzaj quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 73rd minute Mehmet Halis Ergün shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhani Laska in the 77th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute of the match A.K.Sh Albania got a corner. Toutourouki f.c.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alesandro Nesta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Toutourouki f.c. from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute, Mehmet Halis Ergün left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.K.Sh Albania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Fivos Mouras got a free kick in the 87th minute. Mehmet Halis Ergün received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tolis Mantouvalos came out and tried to block the shot, but Mehmet Halis Ergün slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 88th minute. The Toutourouki f.c. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. A.K.Sh Albania were clearly better and deserved to take the win.