U23 League

Mouskhiσnas
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Savas Spetzos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Alkis Braoudakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th match minute, Mouskhiσnas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christodoulos Marianos to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Mouskhiσnas defense, Nasos Stratikis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Telis Kousouridis. The Mouskhiσnas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Telis Kousouridis should have stopped the shot. Nikolas Kavafis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Manolis Kaloumenos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikos Manousakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Telis Kousouridis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eustratios Kapetanoglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telis Kousouridis having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Aliver-pool's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolas Kavafis came free, but Manolis Kaloumenos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iordanis Papaioannou kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Mouskhiσnas's Savas Spetzos fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Manolis Kaloumenos was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. Manolis Kaloumenos made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Savas Spetzos sent off a good shot on target. Savas Spetzos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Manolis Kaloumenos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Mouskhiσnas players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Aliver-pool were winning 0-1.

Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nasos Stratikis in the 54th minute of play. The supporters of Mouskhiσnas booed when Aliver-pool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordanis Papaioannou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mouskhiσnas's Ermis Labaras couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Aliver-pool. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aliver-pool's goalkeeper Manolis Kaloumenos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nasos Stratikis charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nasos Stratikis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Nasos Stratikis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Nikolas Kavafis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mouskhiσnas's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolas Kavafis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manolis Kaloumenos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikolas Kavafis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manolis Kaloumenos having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Aliver-pool's goal looked a bit too open when Savas Spetzos came free, but Manolis Kaloumenos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolas Kavafis in the 71st minute of play forced Aliver-pool's goalkeeper Manolis Kaloumenos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Nikolas Kavafis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manolis Kaloumenos was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Iordanis Papaioannou kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Iordanis Papaioannou's late challenge caught a Mouskhiσnas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iordanis Papaioannou helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th match minute, Aliver-pool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iordanis Papaioannou to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th match minute, Mouskhiσnas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giotis Kounoupis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Mouskhiσnas booed when Aliver-pool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nasos Stratikis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Aliver-pool's zone, Savas Spetzos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manolis Kaloumenos came out of the goal and Savas Spetzos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikolas Kavafis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Aliver-pool players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.