U18 World League

El Puma-Manzanares
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Charis Droumalias started the match with the kick off. Gabon Torrente didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sakis Kritikos went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s Currito Moreno got a free kick in the 6th minute. Alfonso Carballeira took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Charilaos Iakovatos. Charilaos Iakovatos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Archibaldo Ponce during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s Archibaldo Ponce got a free kick in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Seahawks V55's Daniil Kouroupetroglou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabon Torrente made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Charis Droumalias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabon Torrente having to interfere. After having played for 20 minutes, Currito Moreno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Currito Moreno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gabon Torrente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sakis Kritikos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Seahawks V55 defense, Alfonso Carballeira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Charilaos Iakovatos. The Seahawks V55 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Charilaos Iakovatos should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. defense, Daniil Kouroupetroglou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabon Torrente. The Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabon Torrente should have stopped the shot. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Charilaos Iakovatos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Currito Moreno scored 3-4 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Charilaos Iakovatos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s Gabon Torrente proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. from getting a goal against them. After 56 played minutes Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. got a freekick which was hit by Currito Moreno. If Epifanio Sans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charis Droumalias struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Gabon Torrente didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seahawks V55. After having played for 76 minutes, Archibaldo Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Archibaldo Ponce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Kouroupetroglou in the 78th minute of play forced Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s goalkeeper Gabon Torrente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s Gabon Torrente got control of the ball when Sakis Kritikos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute, Sakis Kritikos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seahawks V55 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Sakis Kritikos scored to the left of an out of position Gabon Torrente, making the score, 3-6. Gabon Torrente made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Sakis Kritikos sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Carballeira in the 92nd minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Charilaos Iakovatos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Seahawks V55 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.