U23 League

Méga Bisdoúni
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrea Cicchini took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Davide Zangari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Demis Panagiotopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Cicchini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Méga Bisdoúni BC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Prokopis Papachantzoulis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Del Giudice in the 11th minute of play forced Méga Bisdoúni BC's goalkeeper Demis Panagiotopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th match minute, Kroton F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmondo Lucchetta to maneuver through the defense. Biagio Rotili hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Anestis Koutos kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Méga Bisdoúni BC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Cicchini came free, but Demis Panagiotopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demis Panagiotopoulos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrea Cicchini went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Zangari in the 35th minute of play forced Méga Bisdoúni BC's goalkeeper Demis Panagiotopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Biagio Rotili hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, Emanuele Del Giudice left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kroton F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 41st match minute, Méga Bisdoúni BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prokopis Papachantzoulis to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute, Elia Gallo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Demis Panagiotopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Cicchini in the 46th minute of play forced Méga Bisdoúni BC's goalkeeper Demis Panagiotopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Demis Panagiotopoulos made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Elia Gallo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Del Giudice in the 55th minute of play forced Méga Bisdoúni BC's goalkeeper Demis Panagiotopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Méga Bisdoúni BC's Demis Panagiotopoulos got control of the ball when Elia Gallo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Francesco De Lucia fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Demis Panagiotopoulos, passed just outside the right post. 62 minutes into the match, Méga Bisdoúni BC's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco De Lucia came free, but Demis Panagiotopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgos Eleftheriadis kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Biagio Rotili was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 66th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Demis Panagiotopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Concetto Di Giulio in the 68th minute. Giorgos Eleftheriadis hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Biagio Rotili's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Demis Panagiotopoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Kroton F.C.'s Andrea Cicchini dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Méga Bisdoúni BC's Demis Panagiotopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Méga Bisdoúni BC from getting a goal against them. Demis Panagiotopoulos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 82nd minute, which inside left pole to 0-7. Méga Bisdoúni BC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Emanuele Del Giudice scored to the left of an out of position Demis Panagiotopoulos, making the score, 0-8. In the 89th minute, Méga Bisdoúni BC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Elia Gallo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some careless play in the Méga Bisdoúni BC defense, Elia Gallo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Demis Panagiotopoulos. The Méga Bisdoúni BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Demis Panagiotopoulos should have stopped the shot.