U18 World League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 7789 (Terracing: 5843, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vaggelis Kountouroudas kicked off to start the match. Vaggelis Kountouroudas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Alonzo Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of ⚽TONY FC⚽ booed when Unione Sportiva was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lykaon Mehalitsenos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nessos Koulaxizis kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Unione Sportiva's Hector Volakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Martino in the 12th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Kaineus Georgousopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hector Volakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Martino in the 13th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Reynaldo Martino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hector Volakis. Unione Sportiva's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reynaldo Martino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when ⚽TONY FC⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Suero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hector Volakis came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by ⚽TONY FC⚽'s Reynaldo Martino. But to his dismay, Reynaldo Martino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Hector Volakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Eder in the 32nd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Reynaldo Martino notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Unione Sportiva's Hector Volakis. Hector Volakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Reynaldo Martino kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Alonzo Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lykaon Mehalitsenos in the 41st minute of play. Silvestre Eder kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Alkeides Touchakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvestre Eder to make the kick off. When Vaggelis Kountouroudas fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Unione Sportiva's protests and gave Vaggelis Kountouroudas a yellow card for diving instead. Vaggelis Kountouroudas kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. A collision led to Unione Sportiva getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Vaggelis Kountouroudas hit a great ball. Alonzo Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odysseas Rousses in the 58th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Alkeides Touchakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Unione Sportiva's supporters rose to their feet, but Alkeides Touchakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alonzo Marques breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silvestre Eder kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Silvestre Eder could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Hector Volakis made a huge save. In the 66th minute, ⚽TONY FC⚽'s Lorenzo Shantala dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Unione Sportiva's Charalambos Christou got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 72 minutes into the game, Babbis Varvitsiotes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Unione Sportiva's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ⚽TONY FC⚽ the free kick. Alonzo Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charalambos Christou, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Christou in the 79th minute of play forced ⚽TONY FC⚽'s goalkeeper Alonzo Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Babbis Varvitsiotes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Unione Sportiva's Hector Volakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelino Lehen in the 85th minute of play. Hector Volakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvestre Eder in the 87th minute. After 88 minutes, Lykaon Mehalitsenos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unione Sportiva and the ⚽TONY FC⚽ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lykaon Mehalitsenos hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ⚽TONY FC⚽ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.