U18 World League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristian Ozon kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Ermis Ntaliardos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Green Horses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kobra TEAM the free kick. The supporters of Kobra TEAM booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermis Ntaliardos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Errikos Gerokostas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Traian Tiţe in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Cristian Ozon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Errikos Gerokostas was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Traian Tiţe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Errikos Gerokostas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some careless play in the Green Horses defense, Petru Hristea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Errikos Gerokostas. The Green Horses fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Errikos Gerokostas should have stopped the shot. 15 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Ozon came free, but Errikos Gerokostas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Christos Velis. If Traian Tiţe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traian Tiţe in the 19th minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Errikos Gerokostas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Petru Hristea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kobra TEAM's supporters rose to their feet, but Petru Hristea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Errikos Gerokostas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Errikos Gerokostas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Mitică in the 27th minute of the match. Errikos Gerokostas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Tiţe in the 28th minute of the match. Gavril Panțâru made an important save on a dangerous shot by Periklis Zorbadelos in the 32nd minute. Green Horses's Errikos Gerokostas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Tiţe in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute Petru Hristea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Errikos Gerokostas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Errikos Gerokostas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Traian Tiţe in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Kobra TEAM's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ermis Ntaliardos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Christodoulos Symeonas made the kick off in the second half. When Petru Hristea came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Kobra TEAM 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 Petru Hristea couldn't finish the play. Petru Hristea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Errikos Gerokostas having to interfere. After 56 minutes, Eliodor Barbosu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kobra TEAM and the Green Horses players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eliodor Barbosu hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th match minute, Kobra TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliodor Barbosu to maneuver through the defense. After taking down the ball on Green Horses's corner Christos Velis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gavril Panțâru quite easily take care of the ball. Gavril Panțâru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermis Ntaliardos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corneliu Ţurcaş kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Ozon came free, but Errikos Gerokostas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 minutes, Corneliu Ţurcaş mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kobra TEAM and the Green Horses players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 70 played minutes Kobra TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Corneliu Ţurcaş. In the 70th minute of the match Antonis Petridis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gavril Panțâru showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Corneliu Ţurcaş kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Ermis Ntaliardos notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Kobra TEAM's Gavril Panțâru. Gavril Panțâru was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Errikos Gerokostas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Ozon in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute, Traian Tiţe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Ozon in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Errikos Gerokostas saved Green Horses from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, Antonis Petridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Mitică sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Cazimir Botescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Green Horses's Antonis Petridis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ermis Ntaliardos hit a great ball.