U18 World League

Campeón del Siglo XX
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lambros Karpodinis started the match with the kick off. Orestis Vasilakopoulos struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Alexandro Herreria didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kolopetinitsa. The supporters of Kolopetinitsa booed when Deportivo Peñarol FIFV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josu Mori didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkis Athanasiou in the 11th minute of play forced Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's goalkeeper Alexandro Herreria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kolopetinitsa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lambros Karpodinis in the 12th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Orestis Vasilakopoulos to score against Alexandro Herreria in Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's goal. 0-1 after 13 minutes. In the 18th minute, Lambros Karpodinis 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. In the 19th minute, Lambros Karpodinis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliverios Yaner got free with Spyros Panagiotas in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute, Josu Mori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandro Herreria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lambros Karpodinis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandro Herreria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alkis Athanasiou, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Denis Mateo's late challenge caught a Kolopetinitsa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Mateo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Deportivo Peñarol FIFV getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Denis Mateo hit a great ball. When Oliverios Yaner fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's protests and gave Oliverios Yaner a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th minute, Oliverios Yaner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Sotos Pagitis hit a great ball. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's Oliverios Yaner got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Oliverios Yaner took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Spyros Panagiotas to make any attempt to save it. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliverios Yaner made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oliverios Yaner in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Spyros Panagiotas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Spyros Panagiotas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lluterio Mendibuey in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orestis Vasilakopoulos to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Oliverios Yaner made a precise shot to the right of Spyros Panagiotas. Kolopetinitsa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After a rather tough play, Kolopetinitsa's Orestis Vasilakopoulos got a free kick in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, Victorino Caravantes notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Kolopetinitsa's Spyros Panagiotas. Spyros Panagiotas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Kolopetinitsa's zone, Oliverios Yaner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spyros Panagiotas came out of the goal and Oliverios Yaner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the game, Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's Lluterio Mendibuey nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Spyros Panagiotas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. After a rather tough play, Kolopetinitsa's Diogenis Kastras got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Oliverios Yaner had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Spyros Panagiotas. Kolopetinitsa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oliverios Yaner was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. 79 minutes into the match, Lluterio Mendibuey notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Kolopetinitsa's Spyros Panagiotas. Spyros Panagiotas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 83rdth minute of the game Oliverios Yaner who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kolopetinitsa's Spyros Panagiotas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kolopetinitsa's Spyros Panagiotas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliverios Yaner in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Oliverios Yaner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Peñarol FIFV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. Josu Mori got his second yellow card in the match during the 93rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Josu Mori kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV had won after a very even match.