U18 World League

金谷园
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nontas Gittas made the kick off which started today's match. 姚彬桦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tilemachos Emmanouilidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nontas Gittas in the 14th minute of play forced 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's goalkeeper 姚彬桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the game, PicksBattle.com's Tilemachos Emmanouilidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 姚彬桦 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Stefanos Topoudis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 孟坚夕, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 25 minutes, 肖剑竞 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 and the PicksBattle.com players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th minute, 肖剑竞 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefanos Topoudis stood somewhat misplaced when 孟坚夕 came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 31 minute. 34 minutes into the game, 孟坚夕 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Stefanos Topoudis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 38th minute, 孟坚夕 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 肖剑竞 got his second yellow card of the match in the 41st minute. The referee ordered 肖剑竞 off the ground. 肖剑竞 kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Theocharis Stavrakakis took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 姚彬桦. 姚彬桦 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After a rather tough play, PicksBattle.com's Tilemachos Emmanouilidis got a free kick in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 胡翔挺 to strike the kick off in the second half. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 蔡博宽 in the 52nd minute of the match. 52 minutes into the match, 蔡博宽 notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of PicksBattle.com's Stefanos Topoudis. Stefanos Topoudis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If 胡翔挺 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 胡翔挺 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Theocharis Stavrakakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Theodosis Karydas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but 姚彬桦 made a huge save. In the 77th minute, Nontas Gittas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 胡翔挺 in the 81st minute of play. Vaios Bougatsakis kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's zone, Nontas Gittas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 姚彬桦 came out of the goal and Nontas Gittas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 蔡博宽 in the 90th minute of play. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 胡翔挺 in the 93rd minute of the match. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.