U18 World League

Lipochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) An unexpectedly hard shot by Adamantios Stavrakos in the 3rd minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Feliks Wielkopolski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Feliks Wielkopolski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giorgos Aggelopoulos. If Radowit Gdaniec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adamantios Stavrakos in the 10th minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Feliks Wielkopolski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lipochσrion FC's Nikitas Sifakis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Feliks Wielkopolski. That made the score 1-0 after 14 minutes of play. After some careless play in the FC SZAFIRY defense, Nikitas Sifakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliks Wielkopolski. The FC SZAFIRY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliks Wielkopolski should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 21 minutes, Feliks Wielkopolski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 24th play minute Giorgos Aggelopoulos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Feliks Wielkopolski. 3-0. Wladyslaw Wojton hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd match minute, Lipochσrion FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christos Mantziris to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC SZAFIRY getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ludomir Debowski hit a great ball. After some careless play in the FC SZAFIRY defense, Adamantios Stavrakos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliks Wielkopolski. The FC SZAFIRY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliks Wielkopolski should have stopped the shot. With 45 minutes on the clock, Vassilis Kritikos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 45th minute, one of Lipochσrion FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lipochσrion FC. The referee gave FC SZAFIRY a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Radowit Gdaniec, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lipochσrion FC's Dimitris Pirtsos. 4-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, FC SZAFIRY's Jacek Koprowski got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute of the match Lipochσrion FC got a corner. FC SZAFIRY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Thymios Pontios ran over to the corner to take the kick. Giorgos Aggelopoulos was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Feliks Wielkopolski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charis Zouboulakis in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to Lipochσrion FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Giorgos Aggelopoulos hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giorgos Aggelopoulos in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Feliks Wielkopolski saved FC SZAFIRY from getting behind. Lipochσrion FC's Giorgos Aggelopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Charis Zouboulakis in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Feliks Wielkopolski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81stth minute of the game Christos Mantziris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC SZAFIRY's Feliks Wielkopolski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the FC SZAFIRY defense, Giorgos Aggelopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliks Wielkopolski. The FC SZAFIRY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliks Wielkopolski should have stopped the shot. 85 minutes into the match, FC SZAFIRY's goal looked a bit too open when Thymios Pontios came free, but Feliks Wielkopolski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgos Aggelopoulos struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Feliks Wielkopolski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lipochσrion FC. When the referee ended the match the Lipochσrion FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.