U23 League

TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Argyris Kapsalakis got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Argyris Kapsalakis got free with Stefanos Giannou in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th match minute, Jose F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Notis Mitrakoglou to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Jose F.C.'s Stefanos Giannou got control of the ball when Argyris Kapsalakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Theodosis Tassioglou came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Jose F.C.'s Soulis Peris. But to his dismay, Soulis Peris quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Theodosis Tassioglou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eutichios Fanakoglou went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Soulis Peris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theodosis Tassioglou having to interfere. In the 24th minute of the game, Menios Andreadakis landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Alexandros Panteliadis was substituted for Menios Andreadakis. A collision led to Jose F.C. getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Eutichios Fanakoglou hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the game, Soulis Peris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Theodosis Tassioglou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Jose F.C.'s Eutichios Fanakoglou got his second yellow card of the match in the 52nd minute. The referee ordered Eutichios Fanakoglou off the ground. In the 53rd match minute, Jose F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eutichios Fanakoglou to maneuver through the defense. Panos Rokkas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loukas Tzanetakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theodosis Tassioglou having to interfere. When Loukas Tzanetakos came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Jose F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Loukas Tzanetakos couldn't finish the play. After 68 minutes, Dimosthenis Paspalidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cyprus Eagles AFC and the Jose F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Loukas Tzanetakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theodosis Tassioglou having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Argyris Kapsalakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefanos Giannou was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. In the 78th minute, Petros Alexopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute Dimosthenis Paspalidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Giannou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Cyprus Eagles AFC booed when Jose F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgos Psichogios didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Loukas Tzanetakos took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Theodosis Tassioglou to make any attempt to save it.