U23 League

CLC Winter
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alexis Idrotoglou took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Alexis Idrotoglou made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. CLC Winter's Arrigo Righi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Tabachana F.C.'s Odysseas Portoulidis got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, Antonio Vieri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CLC Winter fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 13 minutes into the game, Antonio Vieri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Akis Vasilakopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arrigo Righi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vassilis Tournas, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fragiskos Stergakos during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fragiskos Stergakos. After 21 played minutes CLC Winter got a freekick which was hit by Alex Vianello. 26 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Vieri came free, but Akis Vasilakopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giannis Tzougarakis charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giannis Tzougarakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, Giannis Tzougarakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Akis Vasilakopoulos acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 27th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alex Vianello. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Tabachana F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CLC Winter:s goal. The goalkeeper, Akis Vasilakopoulos, was totally fooled by CLC Winter's Dario Ceccarelli, who 29 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Vassilis Tournas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Righi having to interfere. In the 36th minute Armin Mazza 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 41st minute of play forced CLC Winter's goalkeeper Arrigo Righi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes CLC Winter's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Michalis Kalamaridis who took care of the corner kick. 46 minutes into the match, CLC Winter's goal looked a bit too open when Alexis Idrotoglou came free, but Arrigo Righi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antonio Vieri made a kick off. Tabachana F.C.'s Akis Vasilakopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Vieri in the 51st minute of play. Alex Vianello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. CLC Winter's Arrigo Righi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, CLC Winter's Antonio Vieri got a free kick in the 56th minute. A hard shot 58 in the game by Alexis Idrotoglou from a close distance when the talented Arrigo Righi managed to make a qualified save. CLC Winter's players were relieved. Armin Mazza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. CLC Winter's Arrigo Righi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save CLC Winter from getting a goal against them. Arrigo Righi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vassilis Tournas in the 64th minute of the match. With a little luck, CLC Winter's Arrigo Righi got control of the ball when Alexis Idrotoglou tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Tabachana F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Tabachana F.C.'s Vassilis Tournas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Arrigo Righi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 78th minute. Akis Vasilakopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Vieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Vieri in the 83rd minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Akis Vasilakopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexis Idrotoglou during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alexis Idrotoglou kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 88thth minute of the game Armin Mazza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tabachana F.C.'s Akis Vasilakopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Vieri came free, but Akis Vasilakopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Vianello hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tabachana F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CLC Winter.