U18 World League

Territorio Cartero
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Timos Santorineos started the match with the kick off. Delmiro Otos short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Stergios Rodopoulos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Emilio Bermudez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stergios Rodopoulos having to interfere. Delmiro Oto let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 13th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. 3-0 became the score in the 20th minute when Emilio Bermudez elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 24th minute Delmiro Oto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stergios Rodopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Bermudez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Stergios Rodopoulos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mauro Lopess short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Stergios Rodopoulos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Emilio Bermudez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. TZITZIFIES's Stergios Rodopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Resto in the 44th minute of play. The corner led to Error 404's Eloy Odilon getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Emilio Bermudez made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Emilio Bermudez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stergios Rodopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panagiotis Athanasiadis during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Error 404 booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panagiotis Athanasiadis didn't get a good kick on the ball. TZITZIFIES's Stergios Rodopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Oto in the 56th minute of play. Stergios Rodopoulos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Delmiro Oto went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Error 404's zone, Alkaios Nikolaou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteban Oliverio came out of the goal and Alkaios Nikolaou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Delmiro Oto struck a weak shot in the 75th 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 Error 404. Delmiro Oto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stergios Rodopoulos having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Delmiro Oto in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stergios Rodopoulos saved TZITZIFIES from getting behind. Panagiotis Athanasiadis was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Panagiotis Athanasiadis got a free kick in the 89th minute. Error 404's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.