U23 League

ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when LOS BLANCOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deng Kun Xu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 6 played minutes ΠΑΟΚ FC got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Triantopoulos. In the 12th minute, Tedi Lulo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thomas Papagiotopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 18th minute, Tedi Lulo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LOS BLANCOS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 21st match minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diogenis Priovolos to maneuver through the defense. Petros Giannakis charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petros Giannakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 23 played minutes ΠΑΟΚ FC got a freekick which was hit by Petros Giannakis. Tedi Lulo struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Thomas Papagiotopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LOS BLANCOS. In the 26th minute, Tedi Lulo 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. When Deng Kun Xu came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the LOS BLANCOS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Deng Kun Xu couldn't finish the play. After 32 played minutes LOS BLANCOS got a freekick which was hit by Ervis Bajraktari. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Drilon Kaliaj during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to LOS BLANCOS getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Drilon Kaliaj hit a great ball. Everardo Mingo made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Panos Mastrantoniou sent off a good shot on target. In the 37th minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Anestis Kapataidakis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Anestis Kapataidakis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ΠΑΟΚ FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Anestis Kapataidakis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 39th minute there was a penalty for LOS BLANCOS. Ervis Bajraktari stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Thomas Papagiotopoulos. 0-5. When Deng Kun Xu came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the LOS BLANCOS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Deng Kun Xu couldn't finish the play. A collision led to ΠΑΟΚ FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Christoforos Tochouroglou hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tedi Lulo to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Tedi Lulo could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 0-6 into the left cross. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Thomas Papagiotopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hasan Krasi in the 55th minute of play. ΠΑΟΚ FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Jani Hamzallari scored to the left of an out of position Thomas Papagiotopoulos, making the score, 0-7. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diogenis Priovolos during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of LOS BLANCOS booed when ΠΑΟΚ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogenis Priovolos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Romeo Angjellari fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LOS BLANCOS's protests and gave Romeo Angjellari a yellow card for diving instead. Diogenis Priovolos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Everardo Mingo. LOS BLANCOS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thomas Papagiotopoulos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jani Hamzallari showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 68 minute of play. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Thomas Papagiotopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save ΠΑΟΚ FC from getting a goal against them. Thomas Papagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deng Kun Xu in the 76th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ΠΑΟΚ FC's zone, Qemal Isai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Papagiotopoulos came out of the goal and Qemal Isai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 83 minutes of play, LOS BLANCOS's Deng Kun Xu made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomas Papagiotopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 92 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper Thomas Papagiotopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jani Hamzallari. When the final whistle sounded LOS BLANCOS left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ΠΑΟΚ FC.