U23 League

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ekhemos Kezdoglou came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by PAOK B's Filippos Stathopoulos. But to his dismay, Filippos Stathopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Panagiotis Sousanis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cecilio Ortle having to interfere. PAOK B's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Panagiotis Sousanis 10 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Lefteris Christodoulou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Cecilio Ortle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to PAOK B getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Aral Saltık hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Panagiotis Sousanis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cecilio Ortle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Sousanis in the 19th minute of the match. After 20 minutes PAOK B's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Panagiotis Sousanis who took care of the corner kick. Panagiotis Sousanis made a great header on ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's corner, it was just that PAOK B's Cecilio Ortle managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 26th minute, Dimitris Alatza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippos Stathopoulos in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ekhemos Kezdoglou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 31st match minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alpheios Kyritsis to maneuver through the defense. In the 34thth minute of the game Panagiotis Sousanis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PAOK B's Cecilio Ortle was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 36 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Katsikis came free, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekhemos Kezdoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Katsikis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Hernan Frances. After 46 played minutes PAOK B got a freekick which was hit by İlhan Usare. In the 47th minute of the match Panagiotis Sousanis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cecilio Ortle skillfully saved the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Filippos Stathopoulos to make the kick off. Ekhemos Kezdoglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egemen Emek, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egemen Emek in the 54th minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ekhemos Kezdoglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippos Stathopoulos in the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, PAOK B's Egemen Emek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ekhemos Kezdoglou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 65th minute Egemen Emek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitris Alatza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cecilio Ortle having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Dimitris Alatza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd match minute, PAOK B was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Katsikis to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute of the match Panagiotis Sousanis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cecilio Ortle showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. PAOK B's Giovanni Parisis was substituted for Filippos Stathopoulos. In the 78th match minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alpheios Kyritsis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 79 minutes, Egemen Emek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PAOK B's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egemen Emek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ekhemos Kezdoglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovanni Parisis in the 82nd minute of the match. Cecilio Ortle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Sousanis in the 83rd minute of play. Ekhemos Kezdoglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egemen Emek in the 88th minute of the match. Panagiotis Sousanis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cecilio Ortle having to make a save. After a rather tough play, PAOK B's Kostas Katsikis got a free kick in the 90th minute. PAOK B's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.