U23 League

ERGOTELIS MARTINEGO
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Beppe Rivera made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Beppe Rivera notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ERGOTELIS's Panos Drambas. Panos Drambas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 8 minutes, Anestis Kapsimalis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ERGOTELIS and the Gladiator FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ERGOTELIS getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Anestis Kapsimalis hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Fabiano Tatangelo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Grigoris Maras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panos Drambas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bianco Carozza, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 21st minute Grigoris Maras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Epifani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lefteris Kaligeros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Aurelio Epifani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aurelio Epifani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Savakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Beppe Rivera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gladiator FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 35 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Savakis came free, but Aurelio Epifani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grigoris Maras might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aurelio Epifani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grigoris Maras ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Epifani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Grigoris Maras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ERGOTELIS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Gladiator FC made a substitution. Enzo Guaita replaced Dave Gambini. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nikos Savakis to strike the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 54 in the game by Fabiano Tatangelo from a close distance when the talented Panos Drambas managed to make a qualified save. ERGOTELIS's players were relieved. In the 55th minute Beppe Rivera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Drambas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabiano Tatangelo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Panos Drambas having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabiano Tatangelo got free with Panos Drambas in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes into the game, Gladiator FC's Fabiano Tatangelo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panos Drambas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 68th minute Fabiano Tatangelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Drambas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ERGOTELIS's Thomas Psaris got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Grigoris Maras kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Savakis in the 79th minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Epifani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 minutes, Nikos Savakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ERGOTELIS and the Gladiator FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ERGOTELIS getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Nikos Savakis hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, ERGOTELIS's Grigoris Maras sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aurelio Epifani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Epifani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.