U18 World League

Lipochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 7610 (Terracing: 5708, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Elivélton Brito got the match started through his kick off. The throw-in from Bruninho Leite in the 5th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Lipochσrion FC's Lakis Kontosoros. In the 7th match minute, GeRaÇãO-83 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fiori Veiga to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Vassilis Kritikos in the 8th minute really tested Luciano Dionísio's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 12th minute of the match, Dionysis Giannakoulis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luciano Dionísio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dimitris Pirtsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorian Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Luciano Dionísio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dionysis Giannakoulis. With a little luck, GeRaÇãO-83's Luciano Dionísio got control of the ball when Christos Mantziris tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luciano Dionísio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Diogenis Kanelidis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. After a rather tough play, GeRaÇãO-83's Alexsandro Jacinto got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 32nd match minute, GeRaÇãO-83 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cacá Godoi to maneuver through the defense. Luciano Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakis Kontosoros, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Lipochσrion FC's Thodoris Pelekanos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. After 46 minutes of play, GeRaÇãO-83's Dorian Gonçalves made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimitris Pirtsos was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diogenis Kanelidis to make the kick off. GeRaÇãO-83's Luciano Dionísio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Mantziris in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute, Diogenis Kanelidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lipochσrion FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Luciano Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionysis Giannakoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The supporters of Lipochσrion FC booed when GeRaÇãO-83 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinícius de Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lipochσrion FC's Dimitris Pirtsos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorian Gonçalves in the 69th minute of play. Luciano Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakis Kontosoros in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Diogenis Kanelidis made a precise shot to the right of Luciano Dionísio. GeRaÇãO-83's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. A collision led to GeRaÇãO-83 getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Leandro Costa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Mantziris in the 89th minute of play forced GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Luciano Dionísio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogenis Kanelidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, GeRaÇãO-83's Leandro Costa got a free kick in the 90th minute. Lipochσrion FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.