U23 League

TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Argyris Kapsalakis started the match with the kick off. When Menios Andreadakis fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cyprus Eagles AFC's protests and gave Menios Andreadakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Menios Andreadakis to maneuver through the defense. Daniele Di Gregorio might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Theodosis Tassioglou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniele Di Gregorio ran back to his position shaking his head. When Menios Andreadakis was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 4 minutes had been played. A collision led to Cyprus Eagles AFC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Menios Andreadakis hit a great ball. Fabiano Paglione blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Theodosis Tassioglou having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Argyris Kapsalakis got a free kick in the 9th minute. Fabiano Paglione scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Theodosis Tassioglou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Vassilis Notas got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute Fabiano Paglione shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theodosis Tassioglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabiano Paglione took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theodosis Tassioglou. Theodosis Tassioglou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 22nd minute, Fabiano Paglione ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Theodosis Tassioglou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After having played for 24 minutes, Aurelio Epifani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CA Boca Jrs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aurelio Epifani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aurelio Epifani took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theodosis Tassioglou. Theodosis Tassioglou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Paglione in the 31st minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Theodosis Tassioglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of CA Boca Jrs booed when Cyprus Eagles AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Kyriakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 played minutes Cyprus Eagles AFC got a freekick which was hit by Paris Psichogios. Theodosis Tassioglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Epifani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Cyprus Eagles AFC defense, Fabiano Paglione kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Theodosis Tassioglou. The Cyprus Eagles AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Theodosis Tassioglou should have stopped the shot. 40 minutes into the match, Fabiano Paglione notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Cyprus Eagles AFC's Theodosis Tassioglou. Theodosis Tassioglou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aurelio Epifani took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theodosis Tassioglou. Theodosis Tassioglou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. After the first half CA Boca Jrs were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabiano Paglione made a kick off. Fabiano Paglione 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. Cyprus Eagles AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Daniele Di Gregorio scored to the left of an out of position Theodosis Tassioglou, making the score, 0-9. In the 60th minute of the match Dario Vittorio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Theodosis Tassioglou skillfully saved the ball. 63 minutes into the game, CA Boca Jrs's Aurelio Epifani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Theodosis Tassioglou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Fabiano Paglione put it in 0-11 from a short distance just to the right of Theodosis Tassioglou. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Theodosis Tassioglou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniele Di Gregorio in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Theodosis Tassioglou saved Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting behind. In the 73rd minute, CA Boca Jrs's Fabiano Paglione dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-12. Theodosis Tassioglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Paglione, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theodosis Tassioglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Paglione in the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to Cyprus Eagles AFC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Argyris Kapsalakis hit a great ball. Theodosis Tassioglou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabiano Paglione went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-13 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aurelio Epifani in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Theodosis Tassioglou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Theodosis Tassioglou was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Aurelio Epifani capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aurelio Epifani really showed his touch with that goal: 0-14. In the 90th play minute Dario Vittorio came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Theodosis Tassioglou. 0-15. 94 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Paglione came free, but Theodosis Tassioglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CA Boca Jrs played a much better game than Cyprus Eagles AFC and deserved their victory. The Cyprus Eagles AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.