U18 World League

ERGOTELIS MARTINEGO
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vaggelis Tsigounakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 11th minute, Salvador Arixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Thymios Vourousis came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the ERGOTELIS 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 Thymios Vourousis couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Ata Jamal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Dimitriadis. After a rather tough play, ERGOTELIS's Thomas Theocharis got a free kick in the 19th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cayetano Manilan in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Panagiotis Kastanis saved ERGOTELIS from getting behind. 27 minutes into the game, Jonatan Fernendo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Panagiotis Kastanis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in ERGOTELIS's zone, Marcelino Ederono stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Panagiotis Kastanis came out of the goal and Marcelino Ederono tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Nikos Kontosoros came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the ERGOTELIS 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 Nikos Kontosoros couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cayetano Manilan to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goal looked a bit too open when Vaggelis Tsigounakis came free, but Ata Jamal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ata Jamal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Krasakis in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Nicanor Errolan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikos Kontosoros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ata Jamal having to interfere. Thomas Theocharis kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Ata Jamal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Kontosoros in the 63rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's zone, Nikos Kontosoros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ata Jamal came out of the goal and Nikos Kontosoros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th match minute, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodosio Chale to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vaggelis Tsigounakis in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ata Jamal saved C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA from getting behind. When C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Cayetano Manilan in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ERGOTELIS's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, ERGOTELIS's Panagiotis Kastanis got control of the ball when Cayetano Manilan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcelino Ederono kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Pascual Firmin suffered a sore thigh after 77 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dimitris Krasakis during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Dario Dantel was substituted for Pascual Firmin. After 79 played minutes ERGOTELIS got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Krasakis. Panagiotis Kastanis came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Cayetano Manilan. But to his dismay, Cayetano Manilan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Ata Jamal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Kontosoros in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Nicanor Errolan hit a great ball. Ata Jamal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Dimitriadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goal looked a bit too open when Vaggelis Tsigounakis came free, but Ata Jamal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.