KOPA – KOA Youth under 18’s had a tremendous morale boosting win for their trip to Cyprus when they beat Premership team Reading FC Youth under 18’s.
Reading were first to score from a corner after 10 minutes this seem to spur our community Youth team into action George Pascoullis (9) equalised after 22 min with header at the far post from a deep delivery from Andreas Komodikis (7)
Half time : 1-1
Marino hadjisavva who had replaced (11) Stavros Demetri – Brown just before half time put KOPA – KOA ahead after 50 minutes with a well drill left foot shot from the edge of the area in the 65 minute (9) George Pascoullis drilled another right footed shot across the keeper right side into the bottom corner making it 3-1 to KOPA-KOA side.
In the 75th minute Reading FC converted a second goal from a corner however the KOPA-KOA team held out to boost them for their Cyprus trip next week where they will be playing the Cyprus National Under 18 team on Monday 3pm at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Wednesday AEL at the SEK Stadium in Limassol at 5.30pm and New Salamis Under 18s at the New Salamis Stadium in Larnaca.
Squad
1. Nicholas Kyriacou
2. Chris Antoniou
3. Anas Manoli
4. Matthew Agaipou
5. Phanos Chambi (Capt)
6. Jack Christodolou
7. Andreas Kommidios
8. Luke Prokipou
9.George Pascoullis
10.Stephan Stefandies
11. Stavros Demetri – Brown
12.Marino Hadijsavva
13.Kyri Tirirtanou
14.Chris Elia
15.Kiri Georgiou
16.Mario Aristides
Unused squad members
17.Aris Savva
18.Nicholas Sage
19.Amergio Sarno
20.Alex Anderson
This initiative between Cyprus and the Cypriot Community in the UK will be ongoing if there are any football players of Cypriot origin between the ages of fifteen and eighteen who like to attend the next trial please contact the
General Secretary of the Cypriot Football League UK (KOPA) Michael Yiakoumi Tel: 07958 207412 or email: yiakoumi@aol.com.
