U18 League

stadio damari
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ani Lici kicked off to start the match. When Makis Zounis fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's protests and gave Makis Zounis a yellow card for diving instead. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Theodosis Kostenoglou took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Festim Agolli to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to A.K.Sh Albania getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Adem Maloku hit a great ball. Stamatis Charalambidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Michalis Bakakos put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Festim Agolli. Adamantios Theodorakakos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Festim Agolli made a huge save. Marinos Kouklakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Festim Agolli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michalis Bakakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. A.K.Sh Albania's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Stamatis Charalambidis scored to the left of an out of position Festim Agolli, making the score, 4-0. When the match had been going on for 33 minutes, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Panagiotis Nikolakoglou got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Festim Agolli. In the 36th minute, A.K.Sh Albania's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Theodosis Kostenoglou fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 39 minutes into the game, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Adamantios Theodorakakos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Festim Agolli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. 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 7-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marinos Kouklakis was the one to do the kick off. Stamatis Charalambidis scored 8-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Festim Agolli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 56 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Stamatis Charalambidis came free, but Festim Agolli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Festim Agolli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adamantios Theodorakakos in the 57th minute of the match. Leonard Naço kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Adamantios Theodorakakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th match minute, A.K.Sh Albania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elion Softa to maneuver through the defense. A.K.Sh Albania's Festim Agolli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marinos Kouklakis in the 65th minute of play. Festim Agolli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stamatis Charalambidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Leonard Naço kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Michalis Bakakos came free, but Festim Agolli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Michalis Bakakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Festim Agolli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stamatis Charalambidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Festim Agolli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Stamatis Charalambidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Festim Agolli. A.K.Sh Albania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stamatis Charalambidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. When Dardan Shulku came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the A.K.Sh Albania 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 Dardan Shulku couldn't finish the play. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.