U18 World League

TOYMPA
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Saul Eskuin made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Freddy Vermudo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chrisostomos Benakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. PAOK FC's Chrisostomos Benakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Bitxintxo in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Rene Abadia made a precise shot to the right of Chrisostomos Benakis. PAOK FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Lakis Vernikos struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Esteve Cerilo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PAOK FC. PAOK FC's Chrisostomos Benakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Abadia in the 17th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, CA INCAS's goal looked a bit too open when Aris Skaboulis came free, but Esteve Cerilo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute Nestor Incendio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chrisostomos Benakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Rene Abadia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chrisostomos Benakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saul Eskuin charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saul Eskuin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd minute, Saul Eskuin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to PAOK FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Lakis Vernikos hit a great ball. Chrisostomos Benakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Erdiano in the 39th minute of play. After some careless play in the PAOK FC defense, Freddy Vermudo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chrisostomos Benakis. The PAOK FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chrisostomos Benakis should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giannis Kadoglou made a kick off. PAOK FC's Chrisostomos Benakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Incendio in the 51st minute of play. Apostolis Frantzeskos hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind PAOK FC's goalkeeper Chrisostomos Benakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Esteve Cerilo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Kadoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, PAOK FC's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Vermudo came free, but Chrisostomos Benakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, PAOK FC's goalkeeper Chrisostomos Benakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saul Eskuin. In the 67th minute Zacarias Erdiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chrisostomos Benakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chrisostomos Benakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Vermudo in the 76th minute of the match. Lakis Vernikos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Esteve Cerilo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Freddy Vermudo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Chrisostomos Benakis made a huge save. In the 91st minute Freddy Vermudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chrisostomos Benakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The PAOK FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. CA INCAS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.