U18 World League

☆Stamford † Bridge★
Spectators: 7946 (Terracing: 5960, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Alberto Viana got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Vitor José had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Periklis Moutafis. Giovanni Soeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 11th match minute, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Carlos Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. Vitor José acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 12th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Avraam Pentedekas. Vitor José made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Akakios Kokkalidis sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute ☘️☆VaMpI®3 † DyNaStY★☘️ were awarded a corner. Akakios Kokkalidis went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on ☘️☆VaMpI®3 † DyNaStY★☘️'s corner Akakios Kokkalidis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vitor José quite easily take care of the ball. Periklis Moutafis in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vitor José, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 17th match minute, ☘️☆VaMpI®3 † DyNaStY★☘️ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefanos Kaligas to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute of the match Giovanni Soeiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fanis Mitilineos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovanni Soeiro in the 21st minute of play forced ☘️☆VaMpI®3 † DyNaStY★☘️'s goalkeeper Fanis Mitilineos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manos Karagiannakis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vitor José having to make a save. Vitor José made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akakios Kokkalidis in the 27th minute of play. João Carlos Gaspar hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Akakios Kokkalidis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vitor José. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 39th minute, Christos Kollias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vitor José made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akakios Kokkalidis in the 42nd minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After 54 minutes, Fanis Ntovas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ☘️☆VaMpI®3 † DyNaStY★☘️ and the S.E.R. Caxias do Sul players grew even worse after the yellow card. 56 minutes into the game, João Carlos Gaspar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Fanis Mitilineos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Túlio Negri fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's protests and gave Túlio Negri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, Túlio Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul booed when ☘️☆VaMpI®3 † DyNaStY★☘️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Periklis Moutafis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to S.E.R. Caxias do Sul getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Flávio Fonseca hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manos Karagiannakis in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitor José saved S.E.R. Caxias do Sul from getting behind. In the 74th minute Akakios Kokkalidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitor José saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Charilaos Sapounakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nektarios Fanakis in the 81st minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Vitor José to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remo Valle charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Remo Valle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Remo Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ☘️☆VaMpI®3 † DyNaStY★☘️ fully deserved thier win.