U23 League

Mouskhiσnas
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Savas Spetzos made the kick off which started today's match. Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tilemachos Karagiotas in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the game, Dimitris Loubadiaris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Telis Kousouridis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Antonis Pikilidis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mouskhiσnas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Kolopetinitsa a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fotis Papadias, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fotis Papadias in the 16th minute of play forced Mouskhiσnas's goalkeeper Telis Kousouridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spyros Daskalakis in the 20th minute of play. Kostas Voulgarakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikos Leontoulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolas Kavafis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Mouskhiσnas's goal looked a bit too open when Fotis Papadias came free, but Telis Kousouridis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Miltiadis Alexopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telis Kousouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mouskhiσnas getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Christodoulos Marianos hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Spyros Daskalakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kolopetinitsa's supporters rose to their feet, but Spyros Daskalakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Telis Kousouridis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Telis Kousouridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theofanis Kortes, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theofanis Kortes in the 44th minute of play forced Mouskhiσnas's goalkeeper Telis Kousouridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute Tilemachos Karagiotas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telis Kousouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fotis Papadias was the one to do the kick off. After 56 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Tilemachos Karagiotas. A collision led to Mouskhiσnas getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Nikolas Kavafis hit a great ball. Telis Kousouridis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 58th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dimitris Loubadiaris. 60 minutes into the match, Mouskhiσnas's goalkeeper Telis Kousouridis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fotis Papadias. Nikolas Kavafis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Mouskhiσnas's goal looked a bit too open when Miltiadis Alexopoulos came free, but Telis Kousouridis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Spyros Daskalakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telis Kousouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Kolopetinitsa's Miltiadis Alexopoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Telis Kousouridis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Telis Kousouridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltiadis Alexopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Kolopetinitsa fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Kolopetinitsa's Spyros Daskalakis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis got control of the ball when Fotis Papadias tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 85 minutes of play, Kolopetinitsa's Tilemachos Karagiotas made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Telis Kousouridis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Telis Kousouridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltiadis Alexopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kolopetinitsa played a much better game than Mouskhiσnas and deserved their victory. The Mouskhiσnas players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.