U18 World League

BE COOL PALACE
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Godofredo Rito took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Halcones Azules's Adrian Sauveur got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the game, BE COOL's Themis Saraliotis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Berdoi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Vrasidas Liaros kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Conrado Abajas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Babbis Papasotiriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Themis Saraliotis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Halcones Azules's Marco Donzel got a free kick in the 15th minute. Vicente Berdoi made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Themis Saraliotis sent off a good shot on target. Nikos Travezeas charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nikos Travezeas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes BE COOL got a freekick which was hit by Nikos Travezeas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Abajas in the 25th minute of play forced BE COOL's goalkeeper Babbis Papasotiriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicasio Calvet hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. A collision led to BE COOL getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Giorgos Gonias hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the game, Themis Saraliotis lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Vicente Berdoi. The supporters of BE COOL booed when Halcones Azules was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicasio Calvet didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Nicasio Calvet came free, but Babbis Papasotiriou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Godofredo Rito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Babbis Papasotiriou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Conrado Abajas notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of BE COOL's Babbis Papasotiriou. Babbis Papasotiriou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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 2-1.

The wind increased when Themis Saraliotis made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Genaro Mendiko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vrasidas Liaros kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goalkeeper Babbis Papasotiriou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godofredo Rito. Vicente Berdoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Themis Saraliotis in the 60th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goalkeeper Babbis Papasotiriou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godofredo Rito. After a rather tough play, BE COOL's Dimitris Saltsidis got a free kick in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godofredo Rito got free with Babbis Papasotiriou in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of BE COOL booed when Halcones Azules was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicasio Calvet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Halcones Azules made a substitution. Horacio Ikatz replaced Conrado Abajas. Halcones Azules's Ramon Tano was substituted for Adrian Sauveur. Halcones Azules made a substitution. Armando Monico replaced Marco Donzel. In the 81st minute, Dimitris Saltsidis made a precise shot to the right of Vicente Berdoi. Halcones Azules's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 85th minute Sotiris Dimitros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Berdoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 played minutes, BE COOL's Aggelos Xinos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vicente Berdoi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in BE COOL reached it. 93 minutes into the match, Horacio Ikatz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Babbis Papasotiriou, 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The BE COOL fans cheered their team off the field, for while Halcones Azules had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.