U21 World League

Shame on you Europe
Spectators: 7778 (Terracing: 5834, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandros Vikelidis made the kick off which started today's match. Lucas Liher hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Grigoris Kasnakidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Santo Colon made a huge save. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Santo Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Kapopoulos in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Horacio Luzaide was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sheriff the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Tadzio in the 12th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Manos Melogiannis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Apostolikas Giannaros in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santo Colon saved ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ from getting behind. In the 14th minute, Stamatis Kaldelis 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. Manos Melogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvestre Tadzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Urbez came free, but Manos Melogiannis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manos Melogiannis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Tadzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manos Melogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvestre Tadzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitris Kapopoulos got free with Santo Colon in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zinon Psikos made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Gerardo Pelagius. The audience was convinced that Silvestre Tadzio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manos Melogiannis was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Santo Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandros Vikelidis in the 37th minute of play. Alexandros Vikelidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Colon having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silvestre Tadzio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Sheriff's Manos Melogiannis got control of the ball when Silvestre Tadzio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hugo Urbez charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Urbez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 62 minutes into the game, Silvestre Tadzio lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Manos Melogiannis. With a little luck, Sheriff's Manos Melogiannis got control of the ball when Silvestre Tadzio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hugo Urbez kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Manos Melogiannis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silvestre Tadzio's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Manos Melogiannis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Santo Colon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Kapopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Santo Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandros Vikelidis in the 92nd minute of play. After 93 played minutes ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ got a freekick which was hit by Supreme Walker.