U23 League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) 2 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. Teukros Economides took the ball and in the 2 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vardimon Deitch. Vardimon Deitch 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. 10 minutes into the match, Magen David's goal looked a bit too open when Augeias Pezos came free, but Vardimon Deitch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vardimon Deitch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augeias Pezos in the 12th minute of play. Magen David's Vardimon Deitch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augeias Pezos in the 13th minute of play. Vardimon Deitch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestoras Demakis in the 14th minute of play. Agix Kouklakis kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th 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. A collision led to Magen David getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Yariv Beltzer hit a great ball. In the 27th minute of the match, Teukros Economides tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vardimon Deitch saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zchariyhu Dafni in the 29th minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Seleykos Manoukarakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Magen David defense, Nestoras Demakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vardimon Deitch. The Magen David fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vardimon Deitch should have stopped the shot. 35 minutes into the match, Magen David's goalkeeper Vardimon Deitch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augeias Pezos. After 37 played minutes Magen David got a freekick which was hit by Arkady Biber. After 38 played minutes, Unione Sportiva's Chronis Diamantopoulos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vardimon Deitch came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Unione Sportiva reached it. 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 39th minute of play. Magen David's Vardimon Deitch proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Magen David from getting a goal against them. Unione Sportiva's Agix Kouklakis got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Grigoris Danas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vardimon Deitch having to interfere. 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 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zchariyhu Dafni was the one to do the kick off. Vardimon Deitch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augeias Pezos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute, Teukros Economides ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vardimon Deitch was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teukros Economides in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vardimon Deitch saved Magen David from getting behind. In the 59th minute, Teukros Economides ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vardimon Deitch was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 61st 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. When Nestoras Demakis, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 62 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Vardimon Deitch was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Vardimon Deitch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teukros Economides in the 63rd minute of play. Vardimon Deitch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khariklo Bilias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vardimon Deitch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Khariklo Bilias's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Teukros Economides kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Augeias Pezos 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestoras Demakis in the 74th minute of play. Vardimon Deitch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augeias Pezos in the 77th minute of play. After 79 minutes Magen David's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chronis Diamantopoulos who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Unione Sportiva's corner Chronis Diamantopoulos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vardimon Deitch quite easily take care of the ball. Chronis Diamantopoulos's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Vardimon Deitch on his right side and into the goal. 80 minutes into the game it was 6-0. A collision led to Unione Sportiva getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Nestoras Demakis hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestoras Demakis in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vardimon Deitch saved Magen David from getting behind. In the 89th match minute, Unione Sportiva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alpheios Polymenakou to maneuver through the defense. Teukros Economides scored 7-0 in the 92nd 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. 95 minutes into the match, Teukros Economides had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vardimon Deitch. Magen David's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teukros Economides was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Unione Sportiva walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.