U18 World League

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Remigio Panfilo started the match with the kick off. Gaspar Camerino struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Salmakis Andreakos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Patriarca ®. After 7 minutes of play, El Patriarca ®'s Gaspar Camerino made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Salmakis Andreakos was left in no man's land by his defense there! When ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Lykurgos Zaloumi in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Patriarca ®'s goalie prevented a goal. After 20 played minutes El Patriarca ® got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Camerino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lykurgos Zaloumi in the 22nd minute of play forced El Patriarca ®'s goalkeeper Esteban Jordy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Esteban Jordy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Esteban Jordy made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Oileus Rigatos sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lykurgos Zaloumi got free with Esteban Jordy in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gaspar Camerino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Salmakis Andreakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, El Patriarca ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Lykurgos Zaloumi came free, but Esteban Jordy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lykurgos Zaloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Polybos Christofis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteban Jordy. El Patriarca ®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Polybos Christofis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 44th minute Polybos Christofis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Jordy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th match minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akis Kiriakopoulos to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Esteban Jordy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oileus Rigatos in the 52nd minute of play. Esteban Jordy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oileus Rigatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. If Lykurgos Zaloumi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteban Jordy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oileus Rigatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Akis Kiriakopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 71 minutes of play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Lykurgos Zaloumi made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esteban Jordy was left in no man's land by his defense there! 77 minutes into the game, Gaspar Camerino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Patriarca ®'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ the free kick. Gaspar Camerino hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Esteban Jordy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lykurgos Zaloumi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! With 86 minutes on the clock, Maximino Jerrald commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, El Patriarca ®'s Maximino Jerrald got a free kick in the 86th minute. If Odysseas Atsidakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oileus Rigatos in the 89th minute of play forced El Patriarca ®'s goalkeeper Esteban Jordy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Lykurgos Zaloumi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Jordy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, Leukothoe Lipsanos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Esteban Jordy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of El Patriarca ® for a fine match.