U18 League

Chouliarades Stadium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giannis Miliokas started the match with the kick off. Paris Klanakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Theocharis Zouvelekis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lakis Zervakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giannis Miliokas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Stratos Loubakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stratos Loubakis made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Miltos Seletopoulos sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paris Klanakis in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Theocharis Zouvelekis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nikos Konstantinou's late challenge caught a Tsαrisi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikos Konstantinou helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Chouliarades fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Tsαrisi FC. Lakis Zervakis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Theocharis Zouvelekis. 0-1. Theocharis Zouvelekis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paris Asimopoulos in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paris Klanakis in the 27th minute of play forced Chouliarades's goalkeeper Theocharis Zouvelekis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miltos Seletopoulos got free with Stratos Loubakis in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 31 played minutes Chouliarades got a freekick which was hit by Panagiotis Galanos. If Paris Klanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Theocharis Zouvelekis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenios Labrakos in the 37th minute of the match. Theocharis Zouvelekis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paris Klanakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Chouliarades's goal looked a bit too open when Paris Klanakis came free, but Theocharis Zouvelekis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miltos Seletopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stratos Loubakis having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eugenios Labrakos to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Lakis Zervakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tsαrisi FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chouliarades the free kick. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Paris Asimopoulos took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Theocharis Zouvelekis to make any attempt to save it. Eugenios Labrakos succeeded in the game's 58th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. In the 62nd minute Eugenios Labrakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theocharis Zouvelekis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Chouliarades booed when Tsαrisi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paris Asimopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Miliokas in the 65th minute of play forced Tsαrisi FC's goalkeeper Stratos Loubakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 played minutes Tsαrisi FC got a freekick which was hit by Lakis Zervakis. In the 67th minute, Miltos Seletopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Panagiotis Galanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lakis Zervakis's shot from long distance in the 74th minute was not bad at all, but Chouliarades's Theocharis Zouvelekis knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. If Paris Klanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stratos Loubakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Tsoumas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panagiotis Galanos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 79 minutes into the match. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chouliarades! Lakis Zervakis walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. A collision led to Tsαrisi FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Miltiadis Giatropoulos hit a great ball. Giannis Miliokas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Stratos Loubakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tsαrisi FC's Paris Asimopoulos got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 98th minute, Tsαrisi FC's Eugenios Labrakos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Theocharis Zouvelekis. Theocharis Zouvelekis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tsαrisi FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.