U18 World League

BE COOL PALACE
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benigno Jakes kicked off to start the match. The supporters of BE COOL booed when CeciForEver was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Odol didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Marios Kassianidis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Saul Berto. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. The supporters of BE COOL booed when CeciForEver was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Kusko didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Giotis Kidoniatis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BE COOL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giotis Kidoniatis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. CeciForEver's Saul Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themis Saraliotis in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute Themis Saraliotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, CeciForEver's goal looked a bit too open when Themis Saraliotis came free, but Saul Berto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Segundo Nicholas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Konstantellos having to interfere. In the 23rd match minute, BE COOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Platonidis to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Segundo Nicholas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, CeciForEver's goalkeeper Saul Berto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marios Kassianidis. When Adrian Lope came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the CeciForEver 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 Adrian Lope couldn't finish the play. Giorgos Konstantellos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Lope in the 41st minute of play. Giorgos Konstantellos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marios Kassianidis to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Victorio Enmanuel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CeciForEver and the BE COOL players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 52 played minutes CeciForEver got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Enmanuel. Themis Saraliotis took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saul Berto. Saul Berto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 58 minutes into the match, Vassilis Platonidis notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of CeciForEver's Saul Berto. Saul Berto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in BE COOL's zone, Segundo Nicholas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgos Konstantellos came out of the goal and Segundo Nicholas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Saul Berto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Themis Saraliotis went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Themis Saraliotis got his second yellow card in the match during the 71st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Gaspar Reyes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Giorgos Konstantellos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Segundo Nicholas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giorgos Konstantellos was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. 83 minutes into the game, BE COOL's Vassilis Platonidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saul Berto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Giorgos Konstantellos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Lope, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgos Konstantellos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Jakes in the 88th minute of the match. Saul Berto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marios Kassianidis went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-2 was the resulting score. After having played for 96 minutes, Marios Kassianidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BE COOL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marios Kassianidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. BE COOL were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CeciForEver for a fine match.