U18 World League

Kotetsi
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) 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. After a rather tough play, Kolopetinitsa's Orestis Vasilakopoulos got a free kick in the 9th minute. Kacper Domala struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Viktoras Samios didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Piotrków Trybunalski. With a little luck, Piotrków Trybunalski's Kazimierz Skaradoski got control of the ball when Lambros Karpodinis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Konstantinos Kazantzis notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Piotrków Trybunalski's Kazimierz Skaradoski. Kazimierz Skaradoski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 24 minutes, Alkis Athanasiou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kolopetinitsa and the Piotrków Trybunalski players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Alkis Athanasiou hit a great ball. If Kacper Domala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kolopetinitsa's Viktoras Samios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoni Falke in the 29th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lambros Karpodinis in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kazimierz Skaradoski saved Piotrków Trybunalski from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Piotrków Trybunalski's Boleslaw Rydzyk got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 43rd minute, Kacper Domala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Viktoras Samios was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kacper Domala stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kacper Domala in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Viktoras Samios saved Kolopetinitsa from getting behind. Mieszko Czysta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Viktoras Samios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Antoni Falke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Viktoras Samios was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Kazimierz Skaradoski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lambros Karpodinis in the 84th minute of play. With a little luck, Kolopetinitsa's Viktoras Samios got control of the ball when Mieszko Czysta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Trifon Pantelakos kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Mieszko Czysta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktoras Samios having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lambros Karpodinis to maneuver through the defense. Viktoras Samios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kacper Domala in the 97th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.