U18 World League

Big Scrotum
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andreas Seremetiadis started the match with the kick off. Antonis Karapialis hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 6 played minutes Scrotum Kickers FC got a freekick which was hit by Kim Enström. 10 minutes into the match, Kim Enström dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Theofanis Tseberlidis, 1-0. After 13th play minutes Per-Oskar Norberg shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Theofanis Tseberlidis and just under the crossbar into goal. Per-Oskar Norberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 17th match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigoris Bertsis to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Kim Enström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Scrotum Kickers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kim Enström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Theofanis Tseberlidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kim Enström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Theofanis Tseberlidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Scrotum Kickers FC's Theofanis Tseberlidis threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Per-Oskar Norberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kim Enström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theofanis Tseberlidis having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Kim Enström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Scrotum Kickers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Panagiotis Maragos managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN LIONS's supporters rose to their feet, but Panagiotis Maragos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven Palmquist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the game, Valerios Melogiannis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GREEN LIONS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Scrotum Kickers FC the free kick. Valerios Melogiannis hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Kim Enström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Scrotum Kickers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kim Enström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Theofanis Tseberlidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Kim Enström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Scrotum Kickers FC's Håkan Sandström got a free kick in the 42nd minute. When Per-Oskar Norberg came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Scrotum Kickers 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 Per-Oskar Norberg couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Per-Oskar Norberg made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Scrotum Kickers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Oskar Norberg to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in GREEN LIONS's zone, Kim Enström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theofanis Tseberlidis came out of the goal and Kim Enström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute, Panagiotis Maragos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sven Palmquist. The goal made the score 3-1. Per-Oskar Norberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 65 minutes, Malte Friberger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scrotum Kickers FC and the GREEN LIONS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Kim Enström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 78 minutes, Håkan Sandström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Scrotum Kickers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Håkan Sandström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Per-Oskar Norberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Theofanis Tseberlidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Theofanis Tseberlidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per-Oskar Norberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Theofanis Tseberlidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Bäcklin in the 88th minute of the match. When Håkan Sandström fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scrotum Kickers FC's protests and gave Håkan Sandström a yellow card for diving instead. With 91 minutes on the clock, Malte Friberger commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 91 minutes into the game, one of Scrotum Kickers FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Scrotum Kickers FC:s Sven Palmquist showed great skill when he stopped Andreas Seremetiadis:s penalty. Andreas Seremetiadis did an outstanding performance 95 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 3-2 to the right of an irritated Sven Palmquist in the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilias Tsaris during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to GREEN LIONS getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Ilias Tsaris hit a great ball.