U18 World League

Kyrandia Stadium
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aurelio Ragusa got the match started through his kick off. Zola Predosa FC's Florian Causio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyriakos Lilis in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes, Sotos Sissovitis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the O.T.E and the Zola Predosa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th minute, Sotos Sissovitis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. O.T.E's Nikos Tavlaridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelio Ragusa in the 6th minute of play. After having played for 7 minutes, Federico Toto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zola Predosa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Federico Toto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aurelio Ragusas short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Nikos Tavlaridis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Federico Totos short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Nikos Tavlaridis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nikos Tavlaridis stood somewhat misplaced when Federico Toto came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 12 minute. Emiliano Bertoni hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Florian Causio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonis Klinakis went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 30 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Ragusa came free, but Nikos Tavlaridis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. O.T.E's Nikos Tavlaridis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save O.T.E from getting a goal against them. Florian Causio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sakis Batirakis in the 34th minute of play. Nikos Tavlaridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Ragusa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Antonis Klinakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florian Causio. Zola Predosa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonis Klinakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 47th minute, Christos Tavlaridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Zola Predosa FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. O.T.E were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antonis Klinakis was the one to do the kick off. Zola Predosa FC's Aurelio Ragusa got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kyriakos Lilis kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After having played for 56 minutes, Domenico Varglien managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zola Predosa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domenico Varglien was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antonis Klinakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emiliano Bertoni's late challenge caught a O.T.E's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emiliano Bertoni helped the player get up and apologised. 61 minutes into the game, one of Zola Predosa FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for O.T.E. Vaggelis Karagiozis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Florian Causio. 1-3. 70 minutes into the match, Antonis Klinakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florian Causio. Zola Predosa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonis Klinakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. In the 76th minute, Kyriakos Lilis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The O.T.E fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. 79 minutes into the game, Aurelio Maranzano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zola Predosa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave O.T.E the free kick. Aurelio Maranzano hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Aurelio Ragusa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikos Tavlaridis was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. O.T.E's Nikos Tavlaridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelio Ragusa in the 87th minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, O.T.E's Vaggelis Karagiozis tried to score from far away in the 91st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Zola Predosa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonis Klinakis came free, but Florian Causio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurelio Ragusa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Nikos Tavlaridis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florian Causio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonis Klinakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The O.T.E 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.