U18 League

Stadio Arnaccio
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Fondas Psomas made the kick off and thus started the match. Carter Rocco took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vrasidas Pelidis. Vrasidas Pelidis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 8th minute, Veronica Ciccone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernesto Formaggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fondas Psomas, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Ernesto Formaggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lambis Kolevas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alex Di Nunzio fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Schuster's protests and gave Alex Di Nunzio a yellow card for diving instead. Christos Kallitzakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Formaggio having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goalkeeper Vrasidas Pelidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Di Nunzio. Carter Rocco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fondas Psomas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ernesto Formaggio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goalkeeper Vrasidas Pelidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Di Nunzio. After a defensive mix-up in Schuster's zone, Timos Kiakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Formaggio came out of the goal and Timos Kiakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Veronica Ciccone's late challenge caught a O.T.E's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Veronica Ciccone helped the player get up and apologised. The crowd rose to their feet as Schuster's Veronica Ciccone slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vrasidas Pelidis. That made the score 2-0 after 37 minutes of play. Vrasidas Pelidis made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Carter Rocco sent off a good shot on target. Ernesto Formaggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fondas Psomas in the 43rd minute of the match. Timos Kiakis hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carter Rocco made a kick off. Vrasidas Pelidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carter Rocco in the 51st minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Pollastrini came free, but Vrasidas Pelidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57thth minute of the game Christian Pollastrini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but O.T.E's Vrasidas Pelidis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Alex Di Nunzio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vrasidas Pelidis. O.T.E's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Di Nunzio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 63rdth minute of the game Alex Di Nunzio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but O.T.E's Vrasidas Pelidis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Federico Sivieri fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Schuster's protests and gave Federico Sivieri a yellow card for diving instead. After 66 played minutes Schuster got a freekick which was hit by Federico Sivieri. O.T.E's Vrasidas Pelidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Di Nunzio in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Di Nunzio in the 77th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Vrasidas Pelidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th match minute, O.T.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyriakos Lilis to maneuver through the defense. When Schuster's Carter Rocco in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye O.T.E's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd minute Alex Di Nunzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vrasidas Pelidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 minutes of play, Schuster's Carter Rocco made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vrasidas Pelidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Schuster fully deserved thier win.