U18 World League

The Hundreds Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Panagiotis Bourousis made the kick off and thus started the match. Venancio Gervaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Moustos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Cayetano Estevon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manos Papaiakovou. Go Ahead Eagles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cayetano Estevon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 14th minute, Manos Christodoulou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manos Papaiakovou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Dolfos, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Cayetano Estevon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Angua FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cayetano Estevon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manos Papaiakovou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, Vladimiro Bernaldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manos Papaiakovou. Go Ahead Eagles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladimiro Bernaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Angua FC's Vladimiro Bernaldo got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Venancio Gervaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Bourousis in the 27th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Go Ahead Eagles defense, Ciro Dolfos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manos Papaiakovou. The Go Ahead Eagles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manos Papaiakovou should have stopped the shot. Manos Papaiakovou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cayetano Estevon in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Go Ahead Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Hunfredo came free, but Manos Papaiakovou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manos Papaiakovou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Bernaldo in the 41st minute of play. Manos Papaiakovou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Hunfredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 played minutes Angua FC got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Hunfredo.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vladimiro Bernaldo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 56 minutes, Erasmo Hunfredo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Angua FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erasmo Hunfredo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Apostolos Antoniou's late challenge caught a Angua FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apostolos Antoniou helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Go Ahead Eagles's Apostolos Antoniou got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimiro Bernaldo in the 62nd minute of play forced Go Ahead Eagles's goalkeeper Manos Papaiakovou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venancio Gervaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Bourousis in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Celestino Chaime hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panagiotis Bourousis hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Celestino Chaime reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Manos Papaiakovou. The goal made the score 2-4. 81 minutes into the match, Go Ahead Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Bernaldo came free, but Manos Papaiakovou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manos Papaiakovou made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Cayetano Estevon sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Angua FC's Manos Papaiakovou threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vladimiro Bernaldo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Go Ahead Eagles's zone, Ciro Dolfos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manos Papaiakovou came out of the goal and Ciro Dolfos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo Hunfredo got free with Manos Papaiakovou in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Go Ahead Eagles's Manos Papaiakovou got control of the ball when Erasmo Hunfredo tried to sneak it across the goal line.