U18 World League

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Herman Falkrantz made the kick off which started today's match. Fondas Kalantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Ove Berggren in the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Savas Drougas notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's John Brandt. John Brandt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kostas Tziolas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. John Brandt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ove Björck took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fondas Kalantas. Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Spyros Fotakis kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Michalis Meletis charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michalis Meletis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, Olympiacos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michalis Meletis to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute of the match Örjan Östman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fondas Kalantas skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Elmtaryd Agunnaryd getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Hugo Hellqvist hit a great ball. Sven-Ove Berggren struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Fondas Kalantas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. In the 35th minute, one of Elmtaryd Agunnaryd:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. The referee gave Olympiacos FC a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kostas Tziolas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's John Brandt. 2-1. When Thanos Kotridis came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Olympiacos FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thanos Kotridis couldn't finish the play. Olympiacos FC's Fondas Kalantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman Falkrantz in the 46th minute of play. John Brandt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Tziolas in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kostas Tziolas was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Tziolas in the 51st minute of play forced Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper John Brandt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fondas Kalantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herman Falkrantz in the 52nd minute of play. John Brandt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Tziolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. John Brandt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Tziolas in the 58th minute of the match. Olympiacos FC's Fondas Kalantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Ove Berggren in the 68th minute of play. John Brandt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Tziolas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when Elmtaryd Agunnaryd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ove Björck didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 78 played minutes Elmtaryd Agunnaryd got a freekick which was hit by Ove Björck. In the 82nd match minute, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Hellqvist to maneuver through the defense. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's John Brandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Dellios in the 87th minute of play. Fondas Kalantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herman Falkrantz in the 92nd minute of play. Fondas Kalantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herman Falkrantz, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Olympiacos FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.