U23 League

Lapokhσri Stadium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Lapokhσri's Themis Koulakidis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Lapokhσri's goal looked a bit too open when Alexis Gelis came free, but Stathis Ipsilantis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stathis Ipsilantis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Karapiperis, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Trifon Sferopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Christos Karapiperis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis. Stathis Ipsilantis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 20 minutes into the match, Alexis Gelis notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis. Stathis Ipsilantis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stathis Ipsilantis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Sapounopoulos in the 24th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonis Sapounopoulos in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stathis Ipsilantis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aggelos Labrakis in the 25th minute of play. Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonis Sapounopoulos in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute Antonis Sapounopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Ipsilantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chrisostomos Proussalidis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 33 minutes into the match. After 33 played minutes ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Chrisostomos Proussalidis. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Themis Koulakidis in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alkaios Kalfopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexis Gelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zinon Pentaras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonis Sapounopoulos to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Alexis Gelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Ipsilantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Gelis in the 56th minute of play forced Lapokhσri's goalkeeper Stathis Ipsilantis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ booed when Lapokhσri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iosif Ntounias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Lapokhσri defense, Alexis Gelis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stathis Ipsilantis. The Lapokhσri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stathis Ipsilantis should have stopped the shot. Stathis Ipsilantis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonis Sapounopoulos in the 71st minute. Stathis Ipsilantis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexis Gelis in the 74th minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ's Antonis Sapounopoulos made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Ipsilantis was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Antonis Sapounopoulos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stathis Ipsilantis. That made the score 0-5 in the 83 minute of play. When Iosif Ntounias fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lapokhσri's protests and gave Iosif Ntounias a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lapokhσri's Iosif Ntounias got a free kick in the 86th minute. A collision led to Lapokhσri getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Paraskevas Rovolis hit a great ball. Christos Karapiperis hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute of the match Paraskevas Rovolis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alkaios Kalfopoulos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the final whistle sounded ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Lapokhσri.