U23 League

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Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mastur Bateman kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Kimon Makrodimitris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petros Moustogiannis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the INTERISTAS defense, Kroios Stagias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Petros Moustogiannis. The INTERISTAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Petros Moustogiannis should have stopped the shot. 7 minutes into the match, Kimon Makrodimitris notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of INTERISTAS's Petros Moustogiannis. Petros Moustogiannis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 11 minutes into the game, Mastur Bateman lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Kanake Papadis. INTERISTAS's Kuddusî Müftüoğlu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Timos Softhis, made in the 15th minute of the game. Kanake Papadis made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Mastur Bateman sent off a good shot on target. INTERISTAS's Petros Moustogiannis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kroios Stagias in the 19th minute of play. Adriano Imperatore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Mastur Bateman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kanake Papadis. That made the score 2-2 in the 21 minute of play. Kroios Stagias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Petros Moustogiannis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petros Moustogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Polybos Phocas, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Mastur Bateman in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kanake Papadis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Kanake Papadis managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when INTERISTAS's Mastur Bateman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 43 minutes into the match, Kroios Stagias notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of INTERISTAS's Petros Moustogiannis. Petros Moustogiannis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Petros Moustogiannis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kimon Makrodimitris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 54th minute, Mastur Bateman made a precise shot to the right of Kanake Papadis. Le Cabaret's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Le Cabaret's Kanake Papadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mastur Bateman in the 57th minute of play. Kanake Papadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mastur Bateman in the 63rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Le Cabaret's zone, Adriano Imperatore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kanake Papadis came out of the goal and Adriano Imperatore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Adriano Imperatore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 6-3 when Adriano Imperatore sped through Le Cabaret's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kanake Papadis. Petros Moustogiannis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Polybos Phocas in the 73rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mastur Bateman in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kanake Papadis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When INTERISTAS's Mastur Bateman in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Le Cabaret's goalie prevented a goal. In the 87th match minute, Le Cabaret was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aigyptos Papoutsis to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, Le Cabaret's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Imperatore came free, but Kanake Papadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 93 minutes, Mastur Bateman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INTERISTAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mastur Bateman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Apostolis Mousa hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Adriano Imperatore scored 8-3 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kanake Papadis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. INTERISTAS were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Le Cabaret for a fine match.