U18 World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emerson Ribeiro got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's zone, Ilias Tsaris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wellington de Carvalho came out of the goal and Ilias Tsaris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th minute Percival Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kyriakos Vardis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13thth minute of the game Dimitris Kalokiris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Wellington de Carvalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alexandros Aggelas made a great header on GREEN LIONS's corner, it was just that Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Wellington de Carvalho managed to reach the ball for a save. Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Wellington de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Kalokiris in the 16th minute of play. Wellington de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Kalokiris in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Guadalupe FC - CIMZ getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Chiquinho Zanette hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the match, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Soulis Zacharas came free, but Wellington de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Eleftherios Fasoulas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emerson Ribeiro hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the game, GREEN LIONS's Eleftherios Fasoulas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wellington de Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Wellington de Carvalho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitris Kalokiris's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 43rd minute, when Dimitris Kalokiris scored to the left of an out of position Wellington de Carvalho, making the score, 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dimitris Kalokiris to make the kick off. When Paulo Pitta came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Guadalupe FC - CIMZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Paulo Pitta couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the match, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Kalokiris came free, but Wellington de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chiquinho Zanette hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Ntinos Samaras hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Percival Mesquita dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Soulis Zacharas kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Soulis Zacharas came free, but Wellington de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GREEN LIONS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alexandros Aggelas in the 84th minute. Wellington de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Kalokiris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the GREEN LIONS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.