U18 World League

Kavala
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tasos Bakasetas made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Markos Triantafyllou got a free kick in the 4th minute. After 5 played minutes GREEK ARMY got a freekick which was hit by Filippos Vikatos. If Henk-Jan Slot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to GREEK ARMY getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Filippos Vikatos hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in GREEK ARMY's zone, Henk-Jan Slot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alkis Kalaboukas came out of the goal and Henk-Jan Slot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Henk-Jan Slot managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zijdewind SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Henk-Jan Slot was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alkis Kalaboukas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes into the game, Franck Tinge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zijdewind SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GREEK ARMY the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Franck Tinge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the game, Zijdewind SC's Henk-Jan Slot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alkis Kalaboukas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henk-Jan Slot in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkis Kalaboukas saved GREEK ARMY from getting behind. The supporters of Zijdewind SC booed when GREEK ARMY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filippos Vikatos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Aggelos Fytanidis fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GREEK ARMY's protests and gave Aggelos Fytanidis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd minute, Aggelos Fytanidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Markos Triantafyllou charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Markos Triantafyllou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 35th minute, Markos Triantafyllou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Henk-Jan Slot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zijdewind SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Tasos Bakasetas scored 1-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mario Klompe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Henk-Jan Slot to strike the kick off in the second half. Ferdi Dekens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Alkis Kalaboukas made a huge save. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save GREEK ARMY from getting a goal against them. Henk-Jan Slot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henk-Jan Slot in the 66th minute of play forced GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper Alkis Kalaboukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Alkaios Leontaras got a free kick in the 70th minute. Alkis Kalaboukas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk-Jan Slot in the 72nd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the game, Henry Lembeck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zijdewind SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GREEK ARMY the free kick. Henry Lembeck kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tasos Bakasetas in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mario Klompe saved Zijdewind SC from getting behind. Alkis Kalaboukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henk-Jan Slot in the 88th minute of play. When Henry Lembeck was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. A collision led to Zijdewind SC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Henry Lembeck hit a great ball. Zijdewind SC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over GREEK ARMY's much stronger midfield.