U23 League

Eagles Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Menelaos Alexopoulos made the kick off which started today's match. Charilaos Katevatis was a little too slow when Pirro Lenja got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Eagle FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Agathiou came free, but Lilo Gjondeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Lorik Cana got a free kick in the 14th minute. The supporters of Eagle FC booed when Highway to Hell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omiros Nikolakakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Enkel Pasko came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Eagle FC 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 Enkel Pasko couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Highway to Hell's Adamantios Krommidas got a free kick in the 28th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Highway to Hell's zone, Enkel Pasko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charilaos Katevatis came out of the goal and Enkel Pasko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Menelaos Alexopoulos in the 31st minute of play forced Eagle FC's goalkeeper Lilo Gjondeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eagle FC's Lilo Gjondeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tasos Katsantonis in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arianit Toptani in the 42nd minute of play forced Highway to Hell's goalkeeper Charilaos Katevatis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Eagle FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nikolin Sukaj was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Highway to Hell's Alexandros Filippas got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Lilo Gjondeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tasos Katsantonis in the 56th minute of play. Eagle FC's Pirro Lenja got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Andrea Hajdari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charilaos Katevatis. Highway to Hell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrea Hajdari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 64th minute, Nikolin Sukaj 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. After some careless play in the Highway to Hell defense, Nikolin Sukaj kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Charilaos Katevatis. The Highway to Hell fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Charilaos Katevatis should have stopped the shot. In the 80thth minute of the game Nikolin Sukaj who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Highway to Hell's Charilaos Katevatis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Eagle FC's zone, Menelaos Alexopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lilo Gjondeda came out of the goal and Menelaos Alexopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lilo Gjondeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tasos Katsantonis in the 95th minute of the match. Eagle FC's Lilo Gjondeda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Eagle FC from getting a goal against them. When the referee ended the match the Eagle FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.