U23 League

JLM Zunni Club
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augeias Pezos started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Khariklo Bilias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vardimon Deitch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, Magen David's Momo Ranevsky made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Seleykos Manoukarakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Magen David's Vardimon Deitch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestoras Demakis in the 10th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Unione Sportiva's zone, Jori Delyon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Seleykos Manoukarakis came out of the goal and Jori Delyon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Magen David's zone, Khariklo Bilias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vardimon Deitch came out of the goal and Khariklo Bilias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yariv Beltzer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Seleykos Manoukarakis came out and tried to block the shot, but Yariv Beltzer slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 21st minute. 35 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Momo Ranevsky came free, but Seleykos Manoukarakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Magen David's Arkady Biber got a free kick in the 39th minute. Nestoras Demakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zchariyhu Dafni to strike the kick off in the second half. Vardimon Deitch made an important save on a dangerous shot by Khariklo Bilias in the 53rd minute. Nestoras Demakis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Vardimon Deitch when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 63rd minute Unione Sportiva were awarded a corner. Chronis Diamantopoulos went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Chronis Diamantopoulos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vardimon Deitch quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Magen David's Vardimon Deitch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teukros Economides in the 65th minute of play. Vardimon Deitch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teukros Economides, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute Nestoras Demakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vardimon Deitch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vardimon Deitch was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Khariklo Bilias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Khariklo Bilias really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. 79 minutes into the match, Magen David's goal looked a bit too open when Teukros Economides came free, but Vardimon Deitch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teukros Economides in the 84th minute of play forced Magen David's goalkeeper Vardimon Deitch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Meir Miller fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Magen David's protests and gave Meir Miller a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Magen David's Meir Miller got a free kick in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Chronis Diamantopoulos sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Vardimon Deitch threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Chronis Diamantopoulos this time. Meir Miller got his second yellow card in the match during the 89th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 89th minute, Meir Miller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chronis Diamantopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Agix Kouklakis scored 3-4 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vardimon Deitch, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Unione Sportiva's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.