U23 League

Mikrá Sánta Stadium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aurelio De Marchi made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as Manos Malezas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Armin Bondi. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Mazzocchetti in the 10th minute of play forced Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper Dionysis Naskos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alessio Martini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dionysis Naskos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Mazzocchetti in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Alekos Konstantinidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dionysis Naskos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio De Marchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Mazzocchetti in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Mikrá Sánta's Stergios Veggos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armin Bondi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Angelo Evani hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Mikrá Sánta's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Mazzocchetti came free, but Dionysis Naskos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Ettore Mazzocchetti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LA Lord Perez fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessio Martini in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Stergios Veggos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Armin Bondi. Stergios Veggos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Stergios Veggos made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, LA Lord Perez's Ettore Mazzocchetti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dionysis Naskos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 57 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 Ettore Mazzocchetti. Mikrá Sánta's Manos Malezas got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armin Bondi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manos Malezas in the 62nd minute of play. Dionysis Naskos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Mazzocchetti in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Martini in the 67th minute of play forced Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper Dionysis Naskos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dionysis Naskos was a little too slow when Ettore Mazzocchetti got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 2-4. After 87 played minutes LA Lord Perez got a freekick which was hit by Enrico Palma. In the 88th minute, Panagiotis Chronakis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and LA Lord Perez's Armin Bondi didn't even have to move. Amos Barone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Dionysis Naskos made a huge save. In the 93rd minute, Manos Malezas made a precise shot to the right of Armin Bondi. LA Lord Perez's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. When the match was over LA Lord Perez could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Mikrá Sánta throughout the match.