U18 World League

Lipochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aleksander Furgat kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Lipochσrion FC's Lakis Kontosoros got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Lukasz Lech hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Thodoris Pelekanos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Aleksander Furgat 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. 11 minutes into the match, Lipochσrion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksander Furgat came free, but Dimitris Pirtsos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Timos Stavrinoudakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dimitris Pirtsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Furgat in the 14th minute of the match. Ekipa Gabi's Kryspin Pawlik got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the game, Akakios Katopodis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lipochσrion FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ekipa Gabi the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lipochσrion FC's Akakios Katopodis got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 25th minute Aleksander Furgat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Pirtsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lukasz Lech had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Lipochσrion FC's Thodoris Pelekanos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fabian Scigan. Fabian Scigan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Fabian Scigan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Diogenis Kanelidis came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Lipochσrion FC 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 Diogenis Kanelidis couldn't finish the play. Lukasz Osowski charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lukasz Osowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lukasz Osowski hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Fabian Scigan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogenis Kanelidis in the 48th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Diogenis Kanelidis made the kick off in the second half. Lipochσrion FC's Dimitris Pirtsos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Lipochσrion FC from getting a goal against them. Ekipa Gabi's Lukasz Lech got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabian Scigan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogenis Kanelidis in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogenis Kanelidis in the 70th minute of play forced Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Fabian Scigan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksander Furgat hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ekipa Gabi's zone, Diogenis Kanelidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Scigan came out of the goal and Diogenis Kanelidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ekipa Gabi's Fabian Scigan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thodoris Pelekanos in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of Lipochσrion FC booed when Ekipa Gabi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dobromir Arnista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lukasz Lech's late challenge caught a Lipochσrion FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lukasz Lech helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th match minute, Ekipa Gabi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukasz Lech to maneuver through the defense. When Dionysis Giannakoulis came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Lipochσrion FC 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 Dionysis Giannakoulis couldn't finish the play. If Diogenis Kanelidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 88 minutes into the game, Thodoris Pelekanos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Fabian Scigan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aleksander Furgat hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Lipochσrion FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.