U23 League

kokatinoi Stadium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Franco Donatelli made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th match minute, Glyka Nera FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stelios Egomitis to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franco Donatelli during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sao Brasola getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Franco Donatelli hit a great ball. Elia Tuzzolino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenios Ioannidis in the 9th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Thalis Papaefthimiou could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Elia Tuzzolino however easily saved by the left post. 15 minutes into the game, Glyka Nera FC's Thalis Papaefthimiou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elia Tuzzolino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 18th minute Vassilis Fragidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Tuzzolino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sakis Karvouniaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Catini, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Catini in the 35th minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Sakis Karvouniaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thalis Papaefthimiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Thalis Papaefthimiou dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elia Tuzzolino, 2-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Papaefthimiou in the 51st minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Elia Tuzzolino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elia Tuzzolino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thalis Papaefthimiou, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Sao Brasola getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Corrado Colucci hit a great ball. Glyka Nera FC's Sakis Karvouniaris proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Glyka Nera FC from getting a goal against them. Sao Brasola's Elia Tuzzolino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Papaefthimiou in the 61st minute of play. After some careless play in the Sao Brasola defense, Eugenios Ioannidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elia Tuzzolino. The Sao Brasola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elia Tuzzolino should have stopped the shot. Alessio Catini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Sakis Karvouniaris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eugenios Ioannidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Elia Tuzzolino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 75 played minutes Glyka Nera FC got a freekick which was hit by Fivos Touboulis. Alessio Catini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 80th minute, Thalis Papaefthimiou made a precise shot to the right of Elia Tuzzolino. Sao Brasola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After 84 minutes, Stelios Egomitis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glyka Nera FC and the Sao Brasola players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th minute, Stelios Egomitis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Alessio Catini got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Fulvio Faiella was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 88 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sao Brasola getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Fulvio Faiella hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelios Egomitis in the 90th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Elia Tuzzolino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sao Brasola's zone, Petros Kotsios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elia Tuzzolino came out of the goal and Petros Kotsios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sao Brasola players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Glyka Nera FC.