U23 League

Mikrá Sánta Stadium
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sakis Manousos took the kick off in the first half of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Mikrá Sánta's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Argyrakos came free, but Dionysis Naskos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christoforos Grigoratos kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Demis Ksiros took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dionysis Naskos. Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Miltos Argyrakos took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dionysis Naskos. Dionysis Naskos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Giotis Papagiannis got a throw-in 25 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Soulis Karataidis. Dionysis Naskos came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by AEK S.C's Fanis Torosidis. But to his dismay, Fanis Torosidis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 29 minutes into the match, Mikrá Sánta's goal looked a bit too open when Sakis Manousos came free, but Dionysis Naskos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, AEK S.C's Prodromos Banasopoulos made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dionysis Naskos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th minute, Makis Zintanopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Omiros Argyriou took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dionysis Naskos. Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Mikrá Sánta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petros Tsagogeorgas to maneuver through the defense. Omiros Argyriou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 44th minute Miltos Argyrakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionysis Naskos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Manousos in the 45th minute of the match. A collision led to Mikrá Sánta getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Makis Zintanopoulos hit a great ball. After the first half AEK S.C were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stergios Veggos was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sakis Manousos got free with Dionysis Naskos in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alekos Konstantinidis hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Dionysis Naskos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltos Argyrakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute Prodromos Banasopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionysis Naskos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christoforos Grigoratos during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Mikrá Sánta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christoforos Grigoratos to maneuver through the defense. If Fanis Torosidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stergios Veggos hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sakis Manousos got free with Dionysis Naskos in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 79 minutes into the match, Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper Dionysis Naskos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sakis Manousos. In the 94th minute, AEK S.C's Anastasios Lazos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Anastasios Lazos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AEK S.C protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Anastasios Lazos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AEK S.C! Panagiotis Chronakis walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. AEK S.C's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.