U18 World League

Academia hyper9
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zé Pedro Nóbrega got the match started through his kick off. Luís Gustavo Cruz took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lazaros Manolopoulos. Lazaros Manolopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 9th minute, Lambros Karpodinis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 14 minutes into the game, Kolopetinitsa's Lambros Karpodinis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Pinho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Konstantinos Kazantzis's late challenge caught a Hyper9 -DMZ-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konstantinos Kazantzis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Kazantzis to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Lazaros Manolopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Gustavo Cruz. 28 minutes into the match, Lambros Karpodinis notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Hyper9 -DMZ-'s Thiago Pinho. Thiago Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute, Alkis Athanasiou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos Kazantzis, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Vassilis Bogdanos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thiago Pinho having to make a save. Thiago Pinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lambros Karpodinis's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Thiago Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lambros Karpodinis in the 43rd minute of the match. If Luís Gustavo Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lambros Karpodinis to strike the kick off in the second half. Thiago Pinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lambros Karpodinis in the 51st minute. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Christodoulos Kolevas hit a great ball. Luís Gustavo Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Lazaros Manolopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Hyper9 -DMZ- getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Cruz hit a great ball. Kolopetinitsa's Lazaros Manolopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Gustavo Cruz in the 63rd minute of play. In the 68th minute, Hyper9 -DMZ-'s Pedrinho Paraibano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Pedrinho Paraibano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hyper9 -DMZ- protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Pedrinho Paraibano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Kolopetinitsa booed when Hyper9 -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrinho Paraibano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lambros Karpodiniss short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Thiago Pinho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 72nd minute Alkis Athanasiou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lambros Karpodinis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 82nd minute, Sokratis Kagiasis 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. Lambros Karpodinis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of Hyper9 -DMZ-:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kolopetinitsa:s goal. Alkis Athanasiou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Konstantinos Kazantzis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lazaros Manolopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Gustavo Cruz in the 97th minute of the match. Kolopetinitsa's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.