U18 World League

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Spectators: 7855 (Terracing: 5892, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 156) Dimitris Stoltidis made the kick off and thus started the match. Manolis Nikologiannis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rüstem Akatay came out and tried to block the shot, but Manolis Nikologiannis slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Rüstem Akatay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Stoltidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vaggelis Giannakidis made a great header on Pagos FC's corner, it was just that DEMİREL.FC's Rüstem Akatay managed to reach the ball for a save. Dimitris Stoltidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rüstem Akatay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolis Nikologiannis, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute, Zikri Sayın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Avraam Maggioros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bayram Lütufkâr, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 26 minutes of play, DEMİREL.FC's Hikmet Türkoğlu made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Avraam Maggioros was left in no man's land by his defense there! 28 minutes into the game, Kuddusî Yankı was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DEMİREL.FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pagos FC the free kick. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when DEMİREL.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kuddusî Yankı didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Stoltidis in the 31st minute of play forced DEMİREL.FC's goalkeeper Rüstem Akatay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Vaggelis Giannakidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pagos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DEMİREL.FC the free kick. In the 33rd match minute, Pagos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaggelis Giannakidis to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute, Manolis Nikologiannis made a precise shot to the right of Rüstem Akatay. DEMİREL.FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bayram Lütufkâr to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zikri Sayın during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when DEMİREL.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zikri Sayın didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimitris Stoltidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Rüstem Akatay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emir Başkur's late challenge caught a Pagos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emir Başkur helped the player get up and apologised. After 58 played minutes Pagos FC got a freekick which was hit by Filippos Alexiadis. Pagos FC's Spyros Kyrimlis was substituted for Alketas Rogas. Pagos FC made a substitution. Eleftherios Karakotsos replaced Babbis Kretinos. When Serhan Genç fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DEMİREL.FC's protests and gave Serhan Genç a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to DEMİREL.FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Serhan Genç hit a great ball. Rüstem Akatay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Giannakidis in the 63rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Charalambos Lelopoulos in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rüstem Akatay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zikri Sayın kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's Vaggelis Giannakidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rüstem Akatay narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Selçuk Sağan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Avraam Maggioros made a huge save. Rüstem Akatay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charalambos Lelopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by DEMİREL.FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vaggelis Giannakidis was slow to take the kick. During this time Pagos FC's players had a chance to rest. Pagos FC's Vaggelis Giannakidis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rüstem Akatay in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Alptuğ Ongunalp kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Vaggelis Giannakidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rüstem Akatay read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Rüstem Akatay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Charalambos Lelopoulos's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. If Vaggelis Giannakidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Selçuk Sağan kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Telis Valsaris hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Pagos FC had won after a very even match.