U23 League

KING GREEN ARENA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ermanno Marcolongo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Felice Barbato blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Panagiotis Kolleris having to make a save. Talenti Roma Calcio's Felice Barbato got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Trifillia.FC's Panagiotis Kolleris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felice Barbato in the 7th minute of play. Felice Barbato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florian Pinti made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Aris Kravaris sent off a good shot on target. Trifillia.FC's Panagiotis Kolleris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermanno Marcolongo in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Beppe Cherubini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris. Trifillia.FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beppe Cherubini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Felice Barbato fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Talenti Roma Calcio's protests and gave Felice Barbato a yellow card for diving instead. Felice Barbato kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Dimos Violopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trifillia.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dimos Violopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florian Pinti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Theocharis Lekanis charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Theocharis Lekanis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, Trifillia.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theocharis Lekanis to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Dimos Violopoulos made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Trifillia.FC's Aris Kravaris made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florian Pinti was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Trifillia.FC booed when Talenti Roma Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Teodori didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 62 played minutes, Trifillia.FC's Emmanouil Georgiadis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Florian Pinti came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Trifillia.FC reached it. Emmanouil Georgiadis struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Florian Pinti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trifillia.FC. 69 minutes into the match, Ermanno Marcolongo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris. Trifillia.FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ermanno Marcolongo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Talenti Roma Calcio's Ermanno Marcolongo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Panagiotis Kolleris. That made the score 1-4 after 72 minutes of play. After 82 minutes of play, Talenti Roma Calcio's Ermanno Marcolongo made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panagiotis Kolleris was left in no man's land by his defense there! Talenti Roma Calcio's Florian Pinti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giotis Sartzetakis in the 87th minute of play. After 92 played minutes Trifillia.FC got a freekick which was hit by Theocharis Lekanis.