U18 World League

Gionála Stadium
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) TZITZIFIES's Timos Santorineos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Elvio Pelagius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stergios Rodopoulos was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Elvio Pelagius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forever Tango fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 11th minute, Elvio Pelagius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stergios Rodopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Niceto Urritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Javier Ritchie struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Stergios Rodopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Forever Tango. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Pelagius in the 19th minute of play forced TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Stergios Rodopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Elvio Pelagius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the game, Javier Ritchie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Stergios Rodopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Elvio Pelagius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niceto Urritz in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stergios Rodopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Pelagius came free, but Stergios Rodopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stergios Rodopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Ritchie in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Pelagius came free, but Stergios Rodopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timos Santorineos's late challenge caught a Forever Tango's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Timos Santorineos helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Timos Santorineos got a free kick in the 41st minute. If Javier Ritchie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stergios Rodopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Urritz in the 45th minute of the match. The TZITZIFIES players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Forever Tango were winning 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elvio Pelagius was the one to do the kick off. Stergios Rodopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elvio Pelagius in the 51st minute. Aristides Poncio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timos Santorineos, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Niceto Urritz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stergios Rodopoulos having to make a save. After 58 played minutes Javier Ritchie rounded TZITZIFIES's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. 61 minutes into the game, Elvio Pelagius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Stergios Rodopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Forever Tango's Elvio Pelagius got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elvio Pelagius got free with Stergios Rodopoulos in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the TZITZIFIES defense, Niceto Urritz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stergios Rodopoulos. The TZITZIFIES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stergios Rodopoulos should have stopped the shot. Jimeno Nahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. TZITZIFIES's Stergios Rodopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save TZITZIFIES from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute, Timos Santorineos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TZITZIFIES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. In the 90th minute, Timos Santorineos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aristides Poncio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-6. When the final whistle sounded Forever Tango left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than TZITZIFIES.