U18 World League

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Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Horia Buciuceanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Rova Rosiori was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horia Buciuceanu to maneuver through the defense. Stefanos Xomeritakis came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Octav Dănășel could save by the left post. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Odysseas Michelakis hit a great ball. Stavros Kabantais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Patriciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Akis Romanidis scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octav Dănășel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 16 minutes into the match, Rova Rosiori's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Romanidis came free, but Octav Dănășel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octav Dănășel was a little too slow when Theofilos Zaninos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 21st minute, Nikos Lagonikakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes Rova Rosiori got a freekick which was hit by Horia Buciuceanu. In the 24th minute Damian Patriciu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stavros Kabantais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 35th minute of play forced Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Octav Dănășel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Stefanos Xomeritakis, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 35 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Octav Dănășel was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Fotis Katsaros hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Rova Rosiori's goal looked a bit too open when Stefanos Xomeritakis came free, but Octav Dănășel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when Rova Rosiori was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Istrate didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Horia Buciuceanu came free, but Stavros Kabantais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Akis Romanidis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Octav Dănășel. That made the score 3-0 in the 44 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefanos Xomeritakis was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Theofilos Zaninos notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Rova Rosiori's Octav Dănășel. Octav Dănășel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Octav Dănășel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefanos Xomeritakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Rova Rosiori's Octav Dănășel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akis Romanidis in the 59th minute of play. Akis Romanidis scored 5-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octav Dănășel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th minute, Theofilos Zaninos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The tHe SOnS of rAGnar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 71st minute of play forced Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Octav Dănășel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octav Dănășel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 75th minute of the match. Stavros Kabantais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Patriciu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Thanos Kotitsas hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Rova Rosiori's Marcel Boc tried to score from far away in the 79th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Akis Romanidis fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored tHe SOnS of rAGnar's protests and gave Akis Romanidis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th minute, Akis Romanidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Rova Rosiori booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fotis Katsaros didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute, Marcel Boc 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theofilos Zaninos in the 90th minute of play forced Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Octav Dănășel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octav Dănășel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theofilos Zaninos in the 91st minute of the match. tHe SOnS of rAGnar'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.