U18 World League

Altamora
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) ΟΦΗ's Ntinos Vlasakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save ΟΦΗ from getting a goal against them. Ntinos Vlasakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rui Madeira in the 5th minute. Vítor Pádua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Tzanetos in the 12th minute of play. After 14 minutes, Iordanis Drambas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΟΦΗ and the Altamora FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vítor Pádua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Tzanetos in the 21st minute of the match. Rui Madeira struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Ntinos Vlasakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Altamora FC. After 33 played minutes ΟΦΗ got a freekick which was hit by Iordanis Drambas. Ntinos Vlasakis came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Altamora FC's Rui Madeira. But to his dismay, Rui Madeira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Saúl Correia's late challenge caught a ΟΦΗ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saúl Correia helped the player get up and apologised. Saúl Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ΟΦΗ's Fotis Triantafyllopoulos got a free kick in the 40th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Caio Palma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ntinos Vlasakis having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Altamora FC's goalkeeper Vítor Pádua had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fanis Kokkinopoulos. Giannis Tzanetos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vítor Pádua came out and tried to block the shot, but Giannis Tzanetos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 60th minute. Ntinos Vlasakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 64th minute, Sofoklis Stathatos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eurico Correia hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Ntinos Vlasakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademar Baía in the 78th minute of play. Ntinos Vlasakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eurico Correia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Altamora FC's Vítor Pádua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michalis Semos in the 84th minute of play. Fotis Triantafyllopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fotis Triantafyllopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute, Fotis Triantafyllopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute Eurico Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ntinos Vlasakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Altamora FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.