U23 League

Shame on you Europe
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emanuele Biavati took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Ettore Ferri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuele Biavati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manos Melogiannis having to interfere. Lucas Perri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omiros Kaloumenos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Perri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omiros Kaloumenos in the 10th minute of play. Manos Melogiannis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Biavati in the 14th minute of the match. When Weltevedren's Emanuele Biavati in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sheriff's goalie prevented a goal. The Weltevedren fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Weltevedren's Emanuele Biavati 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Emanuele Biavati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manos Melogiannis was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. If Dario Brandolini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manos Melogiannis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Biavati in the 31st minute of play. After 33 played minutes Weltevedren got a freekick which was hit by Emanuele Biavati. Weltevedren's Lucas Perri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alkis Bletsas in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes, Augusto Pagliuca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Weltevedren and the Sheriff players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Weltevedren getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Augusto Pagliuca hit a great ball. Emanuele Biavati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Ferri came free, but Manos Melogiannis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manos Melogiannis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Ferri in the 46th minute of the match. The Sheriff players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Weltevedren were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Omiros Kaloumenos to make the kick off. Manos Melogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuele Biavati, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniil Masourakis in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucas Perri saved Weltevedren from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Emanuele Biavati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manos Melogiannis was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. A collision led to Weltevedren getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Arnaldo Navarro hit a great ball. Manos Melogiannis came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Weltevedren's Emanuele Biavati. But to his dismay, Emanuele Biavati quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Lucas Perri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omiros Kaloumenos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Emanuele Biavati notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Sheriff's Manos Melogiannis. Manos Melogiannis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Takis Lazakis made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dimitris Kapopoulos however managed to control. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Emanuele Biavati managed to get in a good position for a shot. Weltevedren's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuele Biavati was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manos Melogiannis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lucas Perri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Kapopoulos in the 80th minute of play. Weltevedren's Lucas Perri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omiros Kaloumenos in the 81st minute of play. Emanuele Biavati did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Manos Melogiannis 82 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuele Biavati came free, but Manos Melogiannis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manos Melogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuele Biavati, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Weltevedren had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.