U18 World League

Estadio Floresta
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) 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. If Alkaios Nikolaou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Panagiotis Athanasiadis got a free kick in the 8th minute. 11 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's Timos Santorineos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Camilo Urrutia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Isidoros Argyrakos took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Camilo Urrutia. Camilo Urrutia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Timoteo Aritza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timos Santorineos in the 24th minute of play forced Club Floresta Manda's goalkeeper Camilo Urrutia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stergios Rodopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timoteo Aritza in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in TZITZIFIES's zone, Guaberto Lixandro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stergios Rodopoulos came out of the goal and Guaberto Lixandro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Chávez in the 35th minute of play forced TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Stergios Rodopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 40 minutes, Guaberto Lixandro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Floresta Manda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guaberto Lixandro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Stergios Rodopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Ismael Chávez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Floresta Manda's supporters rose to their feet, but Ismael Chávez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stergios Rodopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Paschalis Tsakiroglou fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TZITZIFIES's protests and gave Paschalis Tsakiroglou a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Paschalis Tsakiroglou got a free kick in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Timoteo Aritza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alkaios Nikolaou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Camilo Urrutia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Club Floresta Manda getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Conrado Beti hit a great ball. Timoteo Aritza struck a weak shot in the 61st 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 Club Floresta Manda. TZITZIFIES's Stergios Rodopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Chávez in the 62nd minute of play. In the 65th minute, Timos Santorineos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guaberto Lixandro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stergios Rodopoulos having to interfere. Isidoros Argyrakos kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Ismael Chávez might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stergios Rodopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ismael Chávez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 75th minute, one of TZITZIFIES:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for TZITZIFIES. After 85 minutes, Emanuel Sal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Floresta Manda and the TZITZIFIES players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Emanuel Sal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panagiotis Athanasiadis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Camilo Urrutia. Club Floresta Manda's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 89th minute, Timoteo Aritza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Floresta Manda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Kyriakos Sarantos got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Panagiotis Athanasiadis got a free kick in the 97th minute. In the 99th match minute, TZITZIFIES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoros Argyrakos to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that Club Floresta Manda were the better team. Club Floresta Manda's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.