U18 World League

San Siro Stadium
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Trabzon's Bayhan Şennur started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Pavlos Kazakis hit a great ball. Bayhan Şennur took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kostas Tsioris. Kostas Tsioris dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, Trabzon's goal looked a bit too open when Koulis Saveris came free, but Nuh Akkuş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kostas Tsioris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bayhan Şennur in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Trabzon getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Bayhan Şennur hit a great ball. Koulis Saveris recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nuh Akkuş made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petros Malioufas in the 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Petros Malioufas managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Milan's supporters rose to their feet, but Petros Malioufas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuh Akkuş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Petros Malioufas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Thodoris Pavlakakis fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Milan's protests and gave Thodoris Pavlakakis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Thodoris Pavlakakis got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Bayhan Şennur in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kostas Tsioris, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Diogenis Nestorakis kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Nuh Akkuş didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when AC Milan's Koulis Saveris shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. With an all-out effort, Trabzon's Kostas Tsioris threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bayhan Şennur, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kostas Tsioris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bayhan Şennur, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Bayhan Şennur reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kostas Tsioris. The goal made the score 1-3. The audience was convinced that Orestis Katsadourakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nuh Akkuş was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hıncal Cezlan during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hıncal Cezlan kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bayhan Şennur during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 82nd minute of the match Petros Malioufas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nuh Akkuş showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Koulis Saveris 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. Lemi Balcı's late challenge caught a AC Milan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lemi Balcı helped the player get up and apologised. After 88 minutes of play, AC Milan's Petros Malioufas made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nuh Akkuş was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 96th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavlos Kazakis to maneuver through the defense. Nuh Akkuş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orestis Katsadourakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The AC Milan fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Trabzon were clearly better and deserved to take the win.