U18 World League

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonardo Orlin got the match started through his kick off. Christos Ouzounidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Domingos Urtzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Themis Kalimanis kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 8 played minutes Vakoufi Utd got a freekick which was hit by Konstantinos Lykos. Ciro Feo kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Christos Ouzounidis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Domingos Urtzi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 12 minutes into the game, Pascual Bidari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Guacho Pistola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vakoufi Utd the free kick. After a rather tough play, Los Guacho Pistola's Pascual Bidari got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Zacharias Papagiannoulis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vakoufi Utd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Ouzounidis in the 19th minute of play forced Los Guacho Pistola's goalkeeper Domingos Urtzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christos Ouzounidis took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Domingos Urtzi. Domingos Urtzi 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. Kostas Tzanetakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Feo in the 28th minute of play. Ciro Feo struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Kostas Tzanetakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Guacho Pistola. 35 minutes into the match, Leonardo Orlin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Tzanetakis. Vakoufi Utd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonardo Orlin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 47th match minute, Los Guacho Pistola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgilio Gomesano to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute, Zacharias Papagiannoulis 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zacharias Papagiannoulis to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Christos Ouzounidis 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacharias Papagiannoulis in the 57th minute of play forced Los Guacho Pistola's goalkeeper Domingos Urtzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingos Urtzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacharias Papagiannoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Guacho Pistola's Domingos Urtzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babbis Thomaidis in the 67th minute of play. Zacharias Papagiannoulis struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Domingos Urtzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vakoufi Utd. Virgilio Gomesano kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. If Zacharias Papagiannoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christos Ouzounidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Urtzi having to interfere. Delmar Barros charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delmar Barros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Delmar Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the match Christos Ouzounidis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Domingos Urtzi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zacharias Papagiannoulis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Domingos Urtzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Ouzounidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akis Nafpliotis kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Ciro Feo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Guacho Pistola's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Feo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kostas Tzanetakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kostas Tzanetakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Orlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. If Christos Ouzounidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Christos Ouzounidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Los Guacho Pistola's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.