U23 League

Klouvi
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Panagiotis Sousanis kicked off to start the match. Ntinos Adamakoglou came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lefteris Christodoulou could save by the left post. Panagiotis Sousanis's late challenge caught a Pap FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Panagiotis Sousanis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th match minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panagiotis Sousanis to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute Agesilaus Talitsikas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Murtopo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pap FC's Francis Murtopo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agesilaus Talitsikas in the 13th minute of play. Francis Murtopo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Sousanis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Panagiotis Sousanis made a precise shot to the right of Francis Murtopo. Pap FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Pap FC's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Kiriakopoulos came free, but Francis Murtopo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th match minute, Pap FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Makis Kastoriadis to maneuver through the defense. Francis Murtopo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akis Kiriakopoulos in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manolis Kosmakos in the 30th minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Lefteris Christodoulou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francis Murtopo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akis Kiriakopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Francis Murtopo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akis Kiriakopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francis Murtopo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Sousanis in the 37th minute of play. Iolaos Panagopoulos's late challenge caught a Pap FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iolaos Panagopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st minute, Iolaos Panagopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Makis Kastoriadis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lefteris Christodoulou. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Akis Kiriakopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francis Murtopo was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. In the 47th of the match, Stathis Karras tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Lefteris Christodoulou got in the way and made a wonderful save. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stathis Karras to make the kick off. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Akis Kiriakopoulos sped through Pap FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Francis Murtopo. In the 73rd minute, Stathis Karras made a precise shot to the right of Lefteris Christodoulou. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 77th minute Akis Kiriakopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Murtopo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pap FC's Francis Murtopo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akis Kiriakopoulos in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Hernan Frances hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marinos Chatzivelos's late challenge caught a ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marinos Chatzivelos helped the player get up and apologised. Marinos Chatzivelos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Pap FC's goalkeeper Francis Murtopo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agesilaus Talitsikas. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alpheios Kyritsis during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Pap FC booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernan Frances didn't get a good kick on the ball. Makis Kastoriadis struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Lefteris Christodoulou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pap FC. Lefteris Christodoulou came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Pap FC's Ntinos Adamakoglou. But to his dismay, Ntinos Adamakoglou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Pap FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.