U23 League

TOUMBA STADIUM
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stelios Philipidis got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Amfithea Hotspur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marinos Roussos to maneuver through the defense. 3 minutes into the match, PAOK B's Egemen Emek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Babbis Theocharis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Babbis Theocharis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Filippos Stathopoulos went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Cecilio Ortle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alekos Kassanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When PAOK B's Egemen Emek 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 Amfithea Hotspur's goalie prevented a goal. Babbis Theocharis made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Kostas Katsikis sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute, Egemen Emek reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Babbis Theocharis. The goal made the score 2-0. Babbis Theocharis was a little too slow when Stelios Philipidis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 3-0. After a rather tough play, Amfithea Hotspur's Chrisostomos Charoulis got a free kick in the 27th minute. Babbis Theocharis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Stathopoulos in the 30th minute of play. If Miltos Chatzidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute Egemen Emek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Babbis Theocharis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amfithea Hotspur's Babbis Theocharis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egemen Emek in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Filippos Stathopoulos notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Amfithea Hotspur's Babbis Theocharis. Babbis Theocharis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 39 minutes into the match, Filippos Stathopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Babbis Theocharis. Amfithea Hotspur's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filippos Stathopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 47 minutes into the game, Kostas Katsikis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PAOK B's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Amfithea Hotspur the free kick. After 47 played minutes PAOK B got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Katsikis. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kostas Kostopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Filippos Stathopoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Babbis Theocharis having to make a save. In the 54th minute, Stelios Philipidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Babbis Theocharis was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Aral Saltık charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aral Saltık the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 59 minutes into the match, PAOK B's goalkeeper Cecilio Ortle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marinos Roussos. 60 minutes into the game, Filippos Stathopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Babbis Theocharis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Babbis Theocharis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egemen Emek in the 67th minute of play. Babbis Theocharis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egemen Emek in the 69th minute of play. After 70 minutes, Filippos Stathopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PAOK B and the Amfithea Hotspur players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PAOK B getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Filippos Stathopoulos hit a great ball. Babbis Theocharis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Katsikis in the 72nd minute of play. In the 80th minute, Egemen Emek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PAOK B fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. 84 minutes into the match, Stelios Philipidis notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of Amfithea Hotspur's Babbis Theocharis. Babbis Theocharis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. PAOK B's Theofilos Chronatos was substituted for Filippos Stathopoulos. In the 94th match minute, PAOK B was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Katsikis to maneuver through the defense. Cecilio Ortle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Kostopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. PAOK B fully deserved thier win.