U18 League

Skyfall Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the match, Skafνdhi FC's goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Di Iorio. Stathis Seremetidis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eraldo Ragazzoni showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. A collision led to Skafνdhi FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Nikos Katsikopodaros hit a great ball. When Skyfall's Eraldo Ragazzoni in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skafνdhi FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 10th minute, Theofilos Malesios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabrizio Proia took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stathis Seremetidis. Stathis Seremetidis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Skafνdhi FC's Nikos Katsikopodaros got his second yellow card of the match in the 17th minute. The referee ordered Nikos Katsikopodaros off the ground. A collision led to Skafνdhi FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Nikos Katsikopodaros hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Dave Cesarini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skyfall's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Cesarini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stathis Seremetidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stathis Seremetidis made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Bianco Paoletti sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Skafνdhi FC's goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Di Iorio. Bianco Paoletti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Stathis Seremetidis made a huge save. Dave Cesarini kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After 25 played minutes Skafνdhi FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniil Kotridis. Stathis Seremetidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eraldo Ragazzoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skafνdhi FC's goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute Eraldo Ragazzoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Seremetidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Bianco Paoletti recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stathis Seremetidis. Bianco Paoletti showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. After a rather tough play, Skafνdhi FC's Theofilos Malesios got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Skyfall's Dave Cesarini tried to score from far away in the 43rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Stathis Seremetidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bianco Paoletti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Skyfall booed when Skafνdhi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Menios Leras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Skafνdhi FC's Stathis Seremetidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eraldo Ragazzoni in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eraldo Ragazzoni to strike the kick off in the second half. Ercole Colelli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stathis Seremetidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute Skyfall were awarded a corner. Dave Cesarini went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Bianco Paoletti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skyfall's supporters rose to their feet, but Bianco Paoletti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stathis Seremetidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stathis Seremetidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrizio Proia in the 60th minute of the match. After 63 minutes of play, Skyfall's Bianco Paoletti made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Seremetidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Bianco Paoletti in the 67th minute of play forced Skafνdhi FC's goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stathis Seremetidis came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Skyfall's Fabrizio Proia. But to his dismay, Fabrizio Proia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. After 76 played minutes Skyfall got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Di Iorio. Kleanthis Karabelopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stathis Seremetidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bianco Paoletti in the 80th minute of the match. Stathis Seremetidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrizio Proia in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Eraldo Ragazzoni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stathis Seremetidis. Skafνdhi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eraldo Ragazzoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Stathis Seremetidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Ragazzoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The audience was convinced that Ercole Colelli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stathis Seremetidis was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Eraldo Ragazzoni took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stathis Seremetidis. Stathis Seremetidis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0.