U18 World League

KING GREEN ARENA
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Periklis Dentsas took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ntinos Kyzeridis during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Trifillia.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ntinos Kyzeridis to maneuver through the defense. Tango en Miami FC's Roberto Cummins got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Roberto Cummins 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 11 minutes, Wilson Short made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Trifillia.FC's Ilias Papanikolas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Robbie Kaufman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Periklis Dentsas in the 14th minute of the match. With a little luck, Tango en Miami FC's Robbie Kaufman got control of the ball when Ntinos Kyzeridis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ntinos Kyzeridis got free with Robbie Kaufman in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Trifillia.FC's Ilias Papanikolas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Cummins in the 22nd minute of play. Ilias Papanikolas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Cummins in the 32nd minute of the match. Thodoris Mavromatakis hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Robbie Kaufman was a little too slow when Periklis Dentsas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 1-2. Ntinos Kyzeridis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Robbie Kaufman made a huge save. Robbie Kaufman made a fantastic save in the 49th minute, when Periklis Dentsas sent off a good shot on target. After 50 played minutes, Trifillia.FC's Thodoris Mavromatakis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Robbie Kaufman came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Trifillia.FC reached it.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roberto Cummins stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Robbie Kaufman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Periklis Dentsas in the 57th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Wilson Short could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Ilias Papanikolas however easily saved by the left post. After 63 played minutes, Trifillia.FC's Grigoris Tzorvas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Robbie Kaufman came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Trifillia.FC reached it. 67 minutes into the game, Nikos Markopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Robbie Kaufman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 73 played minutes Trifillia.FC got a freekick which was hit by Makis Chiotis. With a little luck, Trifillia.FC's Ilias Papanikolas got control of the ball when Wilson Short tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Periklis Dentsas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Robbie Kaufman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 79 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goal looked a bit too open when Markos Sotiriadis came free, but Robbie Kaufman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Lionel Evans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tango en Miami FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lionel Evans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robbie Kaufman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Periklis Dentsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Ntinos Kyzeridis succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tango en Miami FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Trifillia.FC.