U18 World League

Estádio Amaniutuba
Spectators: 7997 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Makis Kois kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Aggelos Apostolidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel da Silva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tilemachos Manouselis came out and tried to block the shot, but Joel da Silva slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Tabachana F.C.'s Tilemachos Manouselis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel da Silva in the 15th minute of play. Tilemachos Manouselis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel da Silva in the 15th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as ALMA GUERREIRA's Zé de Salles slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tilemachos Manouselis. That made the score 2-0 after 21 minutes of play. 24 minutes into the game, Dé Aguiar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ALMA GUERREIRA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tabachana F.C. the free kick. Aggelos Apostolidis hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, ALMA GUERREIRA's goal looked a bit too open when Makis Kois came free, but Luís Gustavo Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tilemachos Manouselis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Murilo Barros in the 34th minute. Luís Gustavo Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Makis Kois, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute Makis Kois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Makis Kois fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Pirani having to interfere. Minas Pedoulakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Pirani having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel da Silva to strike the kick off in the second half. Tilemachos Manouselis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel da Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute, Makis Kois made a precise shot to the right of Luís Gustavo Pirani. ALMA GUERREIRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Pirani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Murilo Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tilemachos Manouselis was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Tilemachos Manouselis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Minas Pedoulakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Pirani having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Joel da Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Tilemachos Manouselis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 74 minutes, Alexandros Karakotsos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabachana F.C. and the ALMA GUERREIRA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandros Karakotsos to maneuver through the defense. Makis Kois received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Luís Gustavo Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tilemachos Manouselis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel da Silva in the 85th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Tilemachos Manouselis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Makis Kois received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Luís Gustavo Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ALMA GUERREIRA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.