U23 League

GR. PANTHERS ARENA
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vaggelis Giannakidis made the kick off which started today's match. Nikos Micheloudakis kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Pagos FC's Nikos Micheloudakis got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iordanis Kiassos in the 12th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Kostas Periandros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Micheloudakis came free, but Jason Statham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Pagos FC's zone, Marrock Loughnane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kostas Periandros came out of the goal and Marrock Loughnane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Theodosis Papagiannis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kostas Periandros. That made the score 2-0 in the 26 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Christos Bolirakis took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Kostas Periandros to make any attempt to save it. Luciano Costoya might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kostas Periandros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luciano Costoya ran back to his position shaking his head. Kostas Periandros made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Kostas Pardalakis sent off a good shot on target. Spyros Kyrimlis kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iordanis Kiassos came free, but Kostas Periandros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pagos FC's Charis Nebegleras got a free kick in the 47th minute. Kostas Periandros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Bolirakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Nikos Merganiotis kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikos Micheloudakis got free with Jason Statham in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marrock Loughnane hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Kostas Periandros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Bolirakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros got a free kick in the 67th minute. If Theodosis Papagiannis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Christos Bolirakis 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. 72 minutes into the game, one of GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Theodosis Papagiannis charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Theodosis Papagiannis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Theodosis Papagiannis hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. With a little luck, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Jason Statham got control of the ball when Vaggelis Giannakidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 77th minute, Tasos Staikos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 minutes of play GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Theodosis Papagiannis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 86th minute, Theodosis Papagiannis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th match minute, Pagos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avraam Maggioros to maneuver through the defense. Pagos FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.