U23 League

GENTI KULE
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nikos Kalkavouras kicked off to start the match. Babbis Prokos hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute, Fanis Kokkinopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th match minute, ΟΦΗ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sakis Velakoglou to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th match minute, Panthiseiakos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alkinoos Triantafyllou to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, Panthiseiakos's goal looked a bit too open when Antonis Papagrigoriou came free, but Kleanthis Koumentakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute, Themis Seitaridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Panthiseiakos's Dimitris Koulouris in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΟΦΗ's goalie prevented a goal. ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Koulouris in the 18th minute of play. Panthiseiakos's Kostas Samoladas pulled a muscle in his back after 18 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Babbis Prokos fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΟΦΗ's protests and gave Babbis Prokos a yellow card for diving instead. Panthiseiakos's Panagiotis Staramopoulos was substituted for Kostas Samoladas. Babbis Prokos hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. When Sakis Velakoglou fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΟΦΗ's protests and gave Sakis Velakoglou a yellow card for diving instead. Panagiotis Staramopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Theofanis Marinakis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Panagiotis Staramopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. Kleanthis Koumentakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fanis Kokkinopoulos in the 25th minute. Panagiotis Staramopoulos hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikos Kalkavouras in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kleanthis Koumentakis saved Panthiseiakos from getting behind. Giorgos Mourouzis charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giorgos Mourouzis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Giorgos Mourouzis kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Kleanthis Koumentakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Kalkavouras in the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Koulouris came free, but Theofanis Marinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kleanthis Koumentakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikos Kalkavouras in the 40th minute. Theofanis Marinakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Koulouris in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Koulouris came free, but Theofanis Marinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kleanthis Koumentakis made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Babbis Prokos sent off a good shot on target. Panthiseiakos's Kleanthis Koumentakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Panthiseiakos from getting a goal against them. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dimitris Koulouris stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Dimitris Koulouris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Theofanis Marinakis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Anestis Bakogiannis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 61 minute of play. Dimitris Koulouris could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Theofanis Marinakis made a huge save. When Minas Tsalamagas fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΟΦΗ's protests and gave Minas Tsalamagas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th minute, Minas Tsalamagas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kleanthis Koumentakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Tzanetos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theofanis Marinakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anestis Bakogiannis in the 76th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Panthiseiakos's goal looked a bit too open when Fanis Kokkinopoulos came free, but Kleanthis Koumentakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fragiskos Skrekis struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Theofanis Marinakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panthiseiakos. After 82 minutes of play ΟΦΗ's Minas Tsalamagas 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. After 82 played minutes ΟΦΗ got a freekick which was hit by Minas Tsalamagas. After some careless play in the ΟΦΗ defense, Alkinoos Triantafyllou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Theofanis Marinakis. The ΟΦΗ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Theofanis Marinakis should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute Giannis Tzanetos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleanthis Koumentakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panthiseiakos's Kleanthis Koumentakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fanis Kokkinopoulos in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fragiskos Skrekis. The Panthiseiakos players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.