U18 League

Millerntor Estadi
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Soulis Partalis started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Nikiforos Valaoras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, FC St. Pauli Andorra's goal looked a bit too open when Soulis Partalis came free, but Chaz Green reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chaz Green showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Kollias, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Notis Trontzos in the 13th minute of play forced FC St. Pauli Andorra's goalkeeper Chaz Green to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Soulis Partalis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Soulis Partalis in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chaz Green saved FC St. Pauli Andorra from getting behind. The Olympiacos FC fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Olympiacos FC's Soulis Partalis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 20 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Keanu Downton came free, but Panos Loukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panos Loukas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keanu Downton in the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stevie Woodward came free, but Panos Loukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vernon Topham got in the 25th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of Panos Loukas and thus it was 1-1. Tony Jewson's late challenge caught a Olympiacos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tony Jewson helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC St. Pauli Andorra's Tony Jewson got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match Nikiforos Valaoras sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chaz Green skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to FC St. Pauli Andorra getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Stevie Woodward hit a great ball. Giannis Kollias's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chaz Green read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Chaz Green showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Notis Trontzos, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Chaz Green made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Notis Trontzos in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Soulis Partalis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaz Green saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Notis Trontzos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaz Green having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 56th match minute, FC St. Pauli Andorra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaz Hawke to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Nikiforos Valaoras notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of FC St. Pauli Andorra's Chaz Green. Chaz Green was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Olympiacos FC made a substitution. Lazaros Evaggelliadis replaced Nikiforos Valaoras. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when FC St. Pauli Andorra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaz Hawke didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Markos Kareklopoulos got a free kick in the 71st minute. A collision led to FC St. Pauli Andorra getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Antony Chivers hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, FC St. Pauli Andorra's goal looked a bit too open when Lazaros Evaggelliadis came free, but Chaz Green reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Dan Bayne put in a rough tackle. Fanis Liberiou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Markos Kareklopoulos during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC St. Pauli Andorra booed when Olympiacos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markos Kareklopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Notis Trontzos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Chaz Green showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Notis Trontzos in the 86th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the game, Fanis Liberiou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olympiacos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC St. Pauli Andorra the free kick. The supporters of FC St. Pauli Andorra booed when Olympiacos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fanis Liberiou didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Vassilis Tsatsaronis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vernon Topham, 91 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Keiran Barber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Notis Trontzos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Chaz Green tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Tony Jewson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The FC St. Pauli Andorra fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Olympiacos FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.