U18 World League

Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 8393 (Terracing: 6297, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manos Taganikas made the kick off which started today's match. Fotis Bagasakis hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After 5 played minutes, Hummerfiskarna's Kjell Stolpe shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lazaros Theofilakos 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 Hummerfiskarna reached it. The supporters of Saronida FC booed when Hummerfiskarna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eric Lövgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tor Lundberg made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Manos Taganikas sent off a good shot on target. Nikos Stratos charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nikos Stratos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fred Karlberg fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 14th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. When Hummerfiskarna's Kjell Stolpe in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saronida FC's goalie prevented a goal. Tim Jakobsson charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tim Jakobsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th minute of the match Anastasios Zotalis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tor Lundberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lazaros Theofilakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ove Isaksson in the 34th minute of play. After 34 minutes, Anastasios Zotalis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saronida FC and the Hummerfiskarna players grew even worse after the yellow card. Isak Billock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lazaros Theofilakos having to interfere. Saronida FC's Lazaros Theofilakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isak Billock in the 43rd minute of play. Saronida FC's Lazaros Theofilakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isak Billock in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kjell Stolpe to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Anastasios Zotalis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Kjell Stolpe in the 54th minute really tested Lazaros Theofilakos's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Hummerfiskarna's Tor Lundberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentinos Semeloglou in the 63rd minute of play. Lazaros Theofilakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isak Billock in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Manos Taganikas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tor Lundberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Manos Taganikas scored 2-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tor Lundberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 77 minutes of play Saronida FC's Anastasios Zotalis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Saronida FC's Anastasios Zotalis got a free kick in the 78th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kjell Stolpe in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lazaros Theofilakos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tor Lundberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valentinos Semeloglou went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After 94 played minutes Saronida FC got a freekick which was hit by Kyriakos Patemtzis. 94 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kjell Stolpe came free, but Lazaros Theofilakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Hummerfiskarna players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Saronida FC.