U18 World League

Pepo Aravena
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dimitris Renieris started the match with the kick off. Periklis Kouvelis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isidro Camara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, GOD OF WAR's Thanasis Toris got a free kick in the 8th minute. Thrasivoulos Neopidis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 9th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Selmo Scholtzl. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimitris Renieris in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isidro Camara saved Magallanes from getting behind. When Gerónimo Brito came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Magallanes 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 Gerónimo Brito couldn't finish the play. Kostas Belesis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Isidro Camara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giannis Papadosifakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Isidro Camara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Periklis Kouvelis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 34 played minutes Magallanes got a freekick which was hit by Gerónimo Brito. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Dimitris Renieris managed to get in a good position for a shot. GOD OF WAR's supporters rose to their feet, but Dimitris Renieris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isidro Camara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Periklis Kouvelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Isidro Camara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Renieris came free, but Isidro Camara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victoriano Paillemil made a kick off. After 54 minutes, Thanasis Toris mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GOD OF WAR and the Magallanes players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanasis Toris kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Victoriano Paillemil sped through GOD OF WAR's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thrasivoulos Neopidis. Periklis Kouvelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Isidro Camara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Oliverio Boonen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thrasivoulos Neopidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After a rather tough play, GOD OF WAR's Panos Tirovouniotis got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Thrasivoulos Neopidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Manuel Losada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Salomone Marrodan hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Panos Tirovouniotis kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Magallanes's goalkeeper Isidro Camara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Belesis in the 87th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Isidro Camara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Periklis Kouvelis 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. Oliverio Boonen charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oliverio Boonen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Magallanes getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Oliverio Boonen hit a great ball. Dimitris Renieris blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isidro Camara having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Magallanes had won after a very even match.