U23 League

Bαsi Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) KAFSONAS F.C.'s Michalis Svirkos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kosmas Kouroupetroglou in the 4th minute of play forced Jose F.C.'s goalkeeper Stefanos Giannou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Jose F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Themos Tavanidis came free, but Stefanos Giannou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orestis Filippakos hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Kosmas Kouroupetroglou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KAFSONAS F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Stathis Bozidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stefanos Giannou. Jose F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stathis Bozidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. A collision led to Jose F.C. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Orestis Filippakos hit a great ball. The supporters of KAFSONAS F.C. booed when Jose F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loukas Tzanetakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 played minutes Jose F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Valentinos Potamias. After a rather tough play, Jose F.C.'s Orestis Filippakos got a free kick in the 28th minute. Panos Rokkas kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After 33 minutes of play, KAFSONAS F.C.'s Kosmas Kouroupetroglou made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stefanos Giannou was left in no man's land by his defense there! Telis Ikonomou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Soulis Peris in the 45th minute. After the first half KAFSONAS F.C. were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Soulis Peris to strike the kick off in the second half. Loukas Tzanetakos kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Kosmas Kouroupetroglou came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stefanos Giannou could save by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as KAFSONAS F.C.'s Kosmas Kouroupetroglou slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stefanos Giannou. That made the score 0-4 after 52 minutes of play. Michalis Svirkos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eustratios Stabouloglou got free with Stefanos Giannou in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stefanos Giannou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michalis Svirkos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefanos Giannou 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 61st minute. Telis Ikonomou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Rokkas in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Loukas Tzanetakos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jose F.C.'s Stefanos Giannou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Jose F.C. from getting a goal against them. Giorgos Psichogios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Telis Ikonomou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stefanos Giannou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michalis Svirkos's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Kosmas Kouroupetroglou in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stefanos Giannou, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Stefanos Giannou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themos Tavanidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Svirkos in the 89th minute of play forced Jose F.C.'s goalkeeper Stefanos Giannou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Nasos Karagiannos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nasos Karagiannos kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. In the 98th minute of the match Prodromos Kabantais sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Telis Ikonomou skillfully saved the ball. When the match was over KAFSONAS F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Jose F.C. throughout the match.