U18 World League

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dimitris Koudas took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Burduf didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Koudas came free, but Anton Grimalschi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. UFC Puturoasa's Anton Grimalschi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Koudas in the 17th minute of play. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihai Briceag didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 played minutes, Olympiacos FC's Markos Kareklopoulos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anton Grimalschi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Olympiacos FC reached it. In the 31st minute, Dimitris Koudas 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. Emil Dobândã kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Olympiacos FC's Takis Nestoriou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Dobândã in the 39th minute of play. Avraam Chalkias in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anton Grimalschi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 44th minute, Dimitris Koudas made a precise shot to the right of Anton Grimalschi. UFC Puturoasa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Takis Nestoriou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Ronaldo in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristian Ronaldo made a kick off. Pavlos Fanidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olympiacos FC made a substitution. Panos Loukas replaced Markos Kareklopoulos. In the 62nd minute of the match, Cristian Ronaldo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Takis Nestoriou saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 69th minute Dimitris Koudas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Grimalschi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Dimitris Koudas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anton Grimalschi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 75 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Koudas came free, but Anton Grimalschi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mircea Vulpe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Takis Nestoriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Blanari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anton Grimalschi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Koudas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81stth minute of the game Dimitris Koudas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UFC Puturoasa's Anton Grimalschi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anton Grimalschi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Tziolas in the 87th minute of play. Olympiacos FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of UFC Puturoasa for a fine match.