U23 League

Bakaliarιοka
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sakis Maistros kicked off to start the match. When Thanos Nestorakos fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bakaliarιοka BC's protests and gave Thanos Nestorakos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, Bakaliarιοka BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Nestorakos to maneuver through the defense. Panagiotis Vaggelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Bordon, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. When Thanos Nestorakos was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 9 minutes had been played. Thanos Nestorakos kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Bakaliarιοka BC's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Bordon came free, but Panagiotis Vaggelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Bakaliarιοka BC defense, Carlo Borgatello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Panagiotis Vaggelis. The Bakaliarιοka BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Panagiotis Vaggelis should have stopped the shot. Arturo Fiordelisi charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Fiordelisi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arturo Fiordelisi kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Arturo Fiordelisi was shown his second yellow card after 20 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Bakaliarιοka BC booed when Juvenilia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Fiordelisi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Panagiotis Vaggelis came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Juvenilia's Carlo Borgatello. But to his dismay, Carlo Borgatello quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinando Iacomini in the 30th minute of play forced Bakaliarιοka BC's goalkeeper Panagiotis Vaggelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Juvenilia defense, Vassilis Roussopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Domenico Marinetti. The Juvenilia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Domenico Marinetti should have stopped the shot. Panagiotis Vaggelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinando Iacomini in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of Bakaliarιοka BC booed when Juvenilia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edoardo Maietta didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Juvenilia getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bianco Altobelli hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Bakaliarιοka BC's Giorgos Efthimis tried to score from far away in the 41st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 45th minute Dino De Iuliis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Vaggelis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlo Borgatello to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Bakaliarιοka BC defense, Carlo Borgatello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Panagiotis Vaggelis. The Bakaliarιοka BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Panagiotis Vaggelis should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, Bakaliarιοka BC's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Bordon came free, but Panagiotis Vaggelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domenico Marinetti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sakis Maistros in the 66th minute of play. After some careless play in the Bakaliarιοka BC defense, Carlo Borgatello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Panagiotis Vaggelis. The Bakaliarιοka BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Panagiotis Vaggelis should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Bakaliarιοka BC's zone, Carlo Borgatello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Panagiotis Vaggelis came out of the goal and Carlo Borgatello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute, Carlo Borgatello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Panagiotis Vaggelis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-6. Aldo Bordon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Panagiotis Vaggelis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Borgatello in the 83rd minute of play forced Bakaliarιοka BC's goalkeeper Panagiotis Vaggelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Bakaliarιοka BC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Vassilis Roussopoulos hit a great ball. Juvenilia's Aldo Bordon quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fanis Pechlifanidis, made in the 86th minute of the game. 88 minutes into the match, Aldo Bordon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panagiotis Vaggelis. Bakaliarιοka BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aldo Bordon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-7. With a little luck, Bakaliarιοka BC's Panagiotis Vaggelis got control of the ball when Ferdinando Iacomini tried to sneak it across the goal line. Juvenilia played a much better game than Bakaliarιοka BC and deserved their victory. The Bakaliarιοka BC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.