U18 League

Mouskhiσnas
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Savas Spetzos made the kick off and thus started the match. Telis Kousouridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paris Klanakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 9 minutes into the game, when Ermis Labaras put in a rough tackle. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mouskhiσnas! 18 minutes into the game, Tsαrisi FC's Eugenios Labrakos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Telis Kousouridis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Telis Kousouridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenios Labrakos in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Apostolikas Rigopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mouskhiσnas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 28 minutes into the match, Mouskhiσnas's goal looked a bit too open when Antonis Sofos came free, but Telis Kousouridis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th match minute, Tsαrisi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paris Asimopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Tsαrisi FC's Stratos Loubakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Tsαrisi FC from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute Paris Asimopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telis Kousouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Apostolikas Rigopoulos during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 42 minutes into the match, Mouskhiσnas's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenios Labrakos came free, but Telis Kousouridis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Mouskhiσnas getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Savas Spetzos hit a great ball. In the 49th minute of the match Charis Ntentas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Telis Kousouridis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The crowd rose to their feet as Tsαrisi FC's Paris Klanakis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Telis Kousouridis. That made the score 1-3 after 54 minutes of play. Eugenios Labrakos struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Telis Kousouridis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tsαrisi FC. After a rather tough play, Tsαrisi FC's Manolis Meimaroglou got a free kick in the 68th minute. When Kostas Voulgarakis came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Mouskhiσnas fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kostas Voulgarakis couldn't finish the play. Telis Kousouridis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paris Klanakis in the 72nd minute. If Eugenios Labrakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonis Sofos got free with Telis Kousouridis in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eugenios Labrakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the game, Nikolas Kavafis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mouskhiσnas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tsαrisi FC the free kick. In the 83rd match minute, Mouskhiσnas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikolas Kavafis to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Eugenios Labrakos took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Telis Kousouridis to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Mouskhiσnas getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Giotis Kounoupis hit a great ball. Telis Kousouridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenios Labrakos in the 99th minute of play. Tsαrisi FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.