U18 World League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adolfo Piarres kicked off to start the match. Haroldo Pueblo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Americo Guib in the 5th minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Theodosis Kassapis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ntinos Farmakis in the 7th minute of play forced Black StarZ's goalkeeper Rolando Mederi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Black StarZ's goal looked a bit too open when Avraam Liakos came free, but Rolando Mederi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Mederi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos D Artagnan, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Theodosis Kassapis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Pueblo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haroldo Pueblo took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theodosis Kassapis. Theodosis Kassapis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos D Artagnan in the 27th minute of play forced Black StarZ's goalkeeper Rolando Mederi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Mederi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lakis Zisis went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 34 minutes into the match, Ntinos Farmakis notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Black StarZ's Rolando Mederi. Rolando Mederi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the game, Black StarZ's Erubiel Gaitan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Theodosis Kassapis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Theodosis Kassapis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Piarres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Black StarZ defense, Lakis Zisis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolando Mederi. The Black StarZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolando Mederi should have stopped the shot. After having played for 47 minutes, Christos Velis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Green Horses's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christos Velis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Konstantinos D Artagnan was the one to do the kick off. When Black StarZ's Adolfo Piarres in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Green Horses's goalie prevented a goal. After 56 minutes of play, Green Horses's Konstantinos D Artagnan made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Mederi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee felt a red card was in order, 60 minutes into the game, when Vicente Artal put in a rough tackle. Lakis Zisis scored 7-3 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rolando Mederi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rolando Mederi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantinos D Artagnan in the 79th minute of the match. Rolando Mederi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charis Andreadakis in the 81st minute of the match. After 83 minutes of play, Green Horses's Konstantinos D Artagnan made it 8-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Mederi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demis Mitsis during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Demis Mitsis kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Black StarZ's Rolando Mederi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avraam Liakos in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Lakis Zisis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolando Mederi. Black StarZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lakis Zisis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-3. Lakis Zisis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rolando Mederi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Green Horses's Konstantinos D Artagnan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 10-3 in the ordered_time% minute.