U23 League

Leoforos
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexis Idrotoglou started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, KAFSONAS F.C.'s Lefteris Alexoulis made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Akis Vasilakopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lefteris Alexoulis kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 12th minute of play forced KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Telis Ikonomou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, KAFSONAS F.C.'s Kosmas Kouroupetroglou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Akis Vasilakopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 16 minutes into the game, Tabachana F.C.'s Alexis Idrotoglou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Telis Ikonomou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The audience was convinced that Vassilis Tournas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telis Ikonomou was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vassilis Tournas in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Telis Ikonomou saved KAFSONAS F.C. from getting behind. The supporters of KAFSONAS F.C. booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Avraam Vikatos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandros Karakotsos charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandros Karakotsos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tabachana F.C. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Alexandros Karakotsos hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kosmas Kouroupetroglou got free with Akis Vasilakopoulos in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kosmas Kouroupetroglou got free with Akis Vasilakopoulos in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute Tabachana F.C. were awarded a corner. Michalis Kalamaridis went to the cornerflag to take it. Telis Ikonomou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avraam Vikatos in the 37th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lefteris Alexoulis came free, but Akis Vasilakopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When KAFSONAS F.C.'s Lefteris Alexoulis in 46 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Akis Vasilakopoulos guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Akis Vasilakopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lefteris Alexoulis in the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Michalis Svirkos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. KAFSONAS F.C.'s Kosmas Kouroupetroglou got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lefteris Alexoulis took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Akis Vasilakopoulos. Akis Vasilakopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Akis Vasilakopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos Anastasopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tabachana F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! Avraam Vikatos's late challenge caught a KAFSONAS F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Avraam Vikatos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Avraam Vikatos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tabachana F.C.'s Akis Vasilakopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michalis Svirkos in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Lefteris Alexoulis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akis Vasilakopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akis Vasilakopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Marmatakis in the 70th minute of the match. Akis Vasilakopoulos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lefteris Alexoulis went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Alexis Idrotoglou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Telis Ikonomou made a huge save. Akis Vasilakopoulos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michalis Svirkos went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Telis Ikonomou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 81st minute. Akis Vasilakopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Kosmidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Konstantinos Anastasopoulos made a precise shot to the right of Akis Vasilakopoulos. Tabachana F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. After 94 played minutes KAFSONAS F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Kosmidis. In the 97th minute of the match, Vassilis Tournas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Telis Ikonomou saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Tabachana F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.