U18 League

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Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Panos Tachtsidis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ciccio Maiorano charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciccio Maiorano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 6 minutes into the match, Panos Tachtsidis notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Black Mount™'s Stefano Desiderio. Stefano Desiderio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Stavros Stavratos got a free kick in the 10th minute. 22 minutes into the game, Augusto Melis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thodoris Tzolis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stefano Desiderio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antonis Ikonomeas's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Zisis Batsinilas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 28th playminute. After 32 played minutes Black Mount™ got a freekick which was hit by Armando Tristezza. 35 minutes into the match, Ciccio Maiorano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thodoris Tzolis. AC Milan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciccio Maiorano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After 41 played minutes Black Mount™ got a freekick which was hit by Alvise Zarrella. After having played for 42 minutes, Giotis Sferopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giotis Sferopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ciccio Maiorano made a kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Ettore Leopardi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Thodoris Tzolis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stefano Desiderio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Ikonomeas in the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Black Mount™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Tristezza to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the game, AC Milan's Panos Tachtsidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefano Desiderio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Charis Kyprianos hit a great ball. Armando Tristezza kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Zisis Batsinilas hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Leopardi came free, but Thodoris Tzolis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Black Mount™'s Augusto Melis got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armando Tristezza hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, Antonis Ikonomeas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefano Desiderio was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. 89 minutes into the game, Charis Kyprianos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Stefano Desiderio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 95 minutes into the game, Zisis Batsinilas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-3. Stefano Desiderio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AC Milan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Black Mount™ for a fine match.