U23 League

CLC Winter
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antonio Vieri got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, CLC Winter's Alex Vianello got a free kick in the 5th minute. After some careless play in the CLC Winter defense, Kosmas Kouroupetroglou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arrigo Righi. The CLC Winter fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arrigo Righi should have stopped the shot. Arrigo Righi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kosmas Kouroupetroglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 played minutes CLC Winter got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Vieri. Arrigo Righi came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by KAFSONAS F.C.'s Kosmas Kouroupetroglou. But to his dismay, Kosmas Kouroupetroglou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Arrigo Righi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michalis Svirkos, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A collision led to CLC Winter getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Dario Ceccarelli hit a great ball. Arrigo Righi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michalis Svirkos in the 32nd minute of the match. Arrigo Righi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michalis Svirkos, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Michalis Svirkos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Arrigo Righi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arrigo Righi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michalis Svirkos in the 39th minute of play. KAFSONAS F.C.'s Kosmas Kouroupetroglou got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, Kosmas Kouroupetroglou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arrigo Righi. CLC Winter's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kosmas Kouroupetroglou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Federico Brandolini kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. KAFSONAS F.C.'s Telis Ikonomou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Balboni in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Svirkos in the 57th minute of play forced CLC Winter's goalkeeper Arrigo Righi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kosmas Kouroupetroglou during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 59 played minutes KAFSONAS F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Kosmas Kouroupetroglou. 62 minutes into the game, KAFSONAS F.C.'s Kosmas Kouroupetroglou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arrigo Righi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 67th minute Michalis Svirkos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arrigo Righi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, KAFSONAS F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristoforo Balboni came free, but Telis Ikonomou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, CLC Winter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Ceccarelli to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Vianello in the 76th minute of play forced KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Telis Ikonomou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CLC Winter's Arrigo Righi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michalis Svirkos in the 77th minute of play. When KAFSONAS F.C.'s Michalis Svirkos in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CLC Winter's goalie prevented a goal. Petros Vidalis kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Michalis Svirkos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Arrigo Righi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, CLC Winter's Arrigo Righi got control of the ball when Kosmas Kouroupetroglou tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 91 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Antonio Vieri sped through KAFSONAS F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Telis Ikonomou. KAFSONAS F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.