U18 World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7676 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 150) GREEN LIONS's Eleftherios Fasoulas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nicolas Mamuaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Putra Rewulu's Ecep Rantung got a free kick in the 19th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dimitris Sakelariou during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Sakelariou. Alexandros Lavdas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darso Sudarmaji in the 23rd minute of play. Alexandros Lavdas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nickolous Item, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nickolous Item hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Putra Rewulu's Kosin Sihotang got control of the ball when Dimitris Kalokiris tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dimitris Kalokiris could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Kosin Sihotang made a huge save. Putra Rewulu's Kosin Sihotang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Kouloucheris in the 40th minute of play. Kosin Sihotang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Seremetiadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Darso Sudarmaji made the kick off in the second half. If Wawan Hidayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Nickolous Item came free, but Alexandros Lavdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by GREEN LIONS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wawan Hidayat was slow to take the kick. During this time Putra Rewulu's players had a chance to rest. After 57 minutes, Odysseas Kasapoglou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GREEN LIONS and the Putra Rewulu players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicolas Mamuaya during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nicolas Mamuaya kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute Andreas Seremetiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kosin Sihotang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iman Sunardi during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Darso Sudarmaji scored 0-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexandros Lavdas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Putra Rewulu made a substitution. Lexi Mangindaan replaced Felix Birawa. Darso Sudarmaji received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Alexandros Lavdas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolous Item in the 72nd minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Alexandros Lavdas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Putra Rewulu's goal looked a bit too open when Eleftherios Fasoulas came free, but Kosin Sihotang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GREEN LIONS's Dimitris Kalokiris got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eleftherios Fasoulas in the 84th minute of play forced Putra Rewulu's goalkeeper Kosin Sihotang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Andreas Seremetiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kosin Sihotang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Ecep Rantung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd match minute, Putra Rewulu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nickolous Item to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eleftherios Fasoulas in the 93rd minute of play forced Putra Rewulu's goalkeeper Kosin Sihotang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Putra Rewulu supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Putra Rewulu would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.