U18 World League

Manicomio Stadium
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stefanos Xomeritakis kicked off to start the match. Stathis Bosinakis kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 4 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Akis Romanidis. In the 4th minute, Rodolfo Suero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stefanos Xomeritakis came free, but Higinio Lizbeth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Higinio Lizbeth came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Akis Romanidis. But to his dismay, Akis Romanidis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 21st minute Theofilos Zaninos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Lizbeth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 25th minute of play forced Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Lizbeth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ovidio Weterio hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Higinio Lizbeth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theofilos Zaninos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Theofilos Zaninos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Higinio Lizbeth was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Stavros Kabantais made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Ovidio Weterio sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes into the game, Akis Romanidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Higinio Lizbeth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 47th minute, Akis Romanidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Higinio Lizbeth was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6.

In the 58th minute, Theofilos Zaninos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Higinio Lizbeth. The goal made the score 0-7. Higinio Lizbeth had great luck who in the 60thth minute grab hold of the ball when Theofilos Zaninos from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Higinio Lizbeth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 63rd minute. Maní FC's Higinio Lizbeth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofilos Zaninos in the 64th minute of play. Stavros Kabantais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidio Weterio in the 67th minute of the match. Christian Ramone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stathis Bosinakis got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After 75 minutes, Theofilos Zaninos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the tHe SOnS of rAGnar and the Maní FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 76 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Theofilos Zaninos. Higinio Lizbeth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 80th minute. Theofilos Zaninos was extremely unlucky when he, in the 81st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Stefanos Xomeritakis took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Higinio Lizbeth to make any attempt to save it. In the 87th minute, Theofilos Zaninos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Higinio Lizbeth. The goal made the score 0-9. Ovidio Weterio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Higinio Lizbeth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 96th minute. tHe SOnS of rAGnar played a much better game than Maní FC and deserved their victory. The Maní FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.