U18 World League

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Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stefanos Xomeritakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stefanos Xomeritakiss short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Thomás Neuer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Thanasis Tsesmelis got a free kick in the 7th minute. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when Yaman Academy® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Çelebi Toregün didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nikos Lagonikakis came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the tHe SOnS of rAGnar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nikos Lagonikakis couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in tHe SOnS of rAGnar's zone, Mehmet Arif İlksel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stavros Kabantais came out of the goal and Mehmet Arif İlksel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 21 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Thanasis Tsesmelis. Mehmet Arif İlksel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 24th minute, Baycan Garipbaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artaç Tanbolat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Stavros Kabantais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 28 minutes, Akis Romanidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the tHe SOnS of rAGnar and the Yaman Academy® players grew even worse after the yellow card. Stavros Kabantais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boran Çoğan in the 34th minute of the match. After 36 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Konstantinos Chiotis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Arif İlksel in the 39th minute of play forced tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Stavros Kabantais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Çelebi Toregün hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The long shot by Nikos Lagonikakis in the 41st minute really tested Thomás Neuer's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 43rd minute, Odysseas Michelakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute of the match Mustafa Oğuz Yaman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stavros Kabantais showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 47th match minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanasis Tsesmelis to maneuver through the defense. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stavros Kabantais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Arif İlksel in the 48th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Konstantinos Chiotis's late challenge caught a Yaman Academy®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konstantinos Chiotis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st minute, one of tHe SOnS of rAGnar: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 tHe SOnS of rAGnar. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Fotis Katsaros hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Mustafa Oğuz Yaman sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stavros Kabantais didn't even have to move. 62 minutes into the match, Stefanos Xomeritakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomás Neuer. Yaman Academy®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stefanos Xomeritakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Akis Romanidis kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Akis Romanidis hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehmet Arif İlksel in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stavros Kabantais saved tHe SOnS of rAGnar from getting behind. Artaç Tanbolat charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artaç Tanbolat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th minute, Artaç Tanbolat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanasis Tsesmelis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thomás Neuer. Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mehmet Arif İlksel struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Stavros Kabantais didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yaman Academy®. Thomás Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theofilos Zaninos in the 90th minute of the match. After having played for 92 minutes, Aras Görkem Okkan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yaman Academy®'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aras Görkem Okkan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. tHe SOnS of rAGnar fully deserved thier win.