U18 World League

Estádio Prazeres
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) If Washington Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 played minutes TZITZIFIES got a freekick which was hit by Isidoros Chatzidis. In the 22nd minute Isidoros Chatzidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Martins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Giorgos Nifitsas throw himself and got hold of the ball when Washington Baptista in the 24thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. João Pedro Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Dogramadzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Stamatis Birbas scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Pedro Martins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Giorgos Dogramadzhiev notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Fabiofs's João Pedro Martins. João Pedro Martins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Isidoros Chatzidis scored 0-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Pedro Martins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. João Pedro Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Dogramadzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Pedro Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamatis Birbas in the 43rd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elano Velloso was the one to do the kick off. Fabiofs's João Pedro Martins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Fabiofs from getting a goal against them. Giorgos Nifitsas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elano Velloso in the 59th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Washington Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fabiofs's supporters rose to their feet, but Washington Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giorgos Nifitsas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Washington Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Nifitsas having to interfere. After having played for 66 minutes, Giorgos Dogramadzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TZITZIFIES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giorgos Dogramadzhiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. João Pedro Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoros Chatzidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Fabiofs's Washington Baptista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giorgos Nifitsas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Elano Velloso came free, but Giorgos Nifitsas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute Washington Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgos Nifitsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Washington Baptista made a precise shot to the right of Giorgos Nifitsas. TZITZIFIES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Stamatis Birbas charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stamatis Birbas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 81 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Washington Baptista came free, but Giorgos Nifitsas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Trifon Chalkias got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Elano Velloso 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. If Stamatis Birbas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabiofs's João Pedro Martins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Fabiofs from getting a goal against them. Giorgos Nifitsas came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Fabiofs's Elano Velloso. But to his dismay, Elano Velloso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The TZITZIFIES players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.