U23 League

Eagles Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Themis Koulakidis started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Arianit Toptani kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stathis Ipsilantis. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Avzi Hasani sped through Lapokhσri's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stathis Ipsilantis. 15 minutes into the game, Arianit Toptani recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stathis Ipsilantis. Arianit Toptani showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. Lilo Gjondeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Koulakidis in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Iosif Ntounias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stathis Ipsilantis was a little too slow when Avzi Hasani got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 5-0. In the 29th minute Pirro Lenja 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. Stathis Ipsilantis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arianit Toptani in the 31st minute. If Enkel Pasko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arianit Toptani took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stathis Ipsilantis. Stathis Ipsilantis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Armando Lala got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 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. Arianit Toptani was the one to do the kick off. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arianit Toptani in the 52nd minute of play. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pirro Lenja in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Pirro Lenja left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eagle FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. In the 63rd minute, Arianit Toptani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eagle FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. After some careless play in the Lapokhσri defense, Arianit Toptani 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. 71 minutes into the match, Denis Gusakovskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stathis Ipsilantis. Lapokhσri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denis Gusakovskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. 75 minutes into the match, Iosif Ntounias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lilo Gjondeda. Eagle FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iosif Ntounias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-1. After a rather tough play, Lapokhσri's Iosif Ntounias got a free kick in the 79th minute. Stathis Ipsilantis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avzi Hasani in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Avzi Hasani made a precise shot to the right of Stathis Ipsilantis. Lapokhσri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 13-1. Stathis Ipsilantis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pirro Lenja, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arianit Toptani in the 95th 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. Iosif Ntounias's late challenge caught a Eagle FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iosif Ntounias helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Eagle FC booed when Lapokhσri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iosif Ntounias didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.