U18 World League

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stavros Kopidakis started the match with the kick off. Helge Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stavros Kopidakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Vakoufi Utd defense, Ingvar Waller kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giannis Peronosporopoulos. The Vakoufi Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giannis Peronosporopoulos should have stopped the shot. If Ingvar Waller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Helge Bäckström was a little too slow when Stavros Kopidakis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Vakoufi Utd's zone, Jesper Håkansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giannis Peronosporopoulos came out of the goal and Jesper Håkansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 17 played minutes Vakoufi Utd got a freekick which was hit by Veniamin Koulouris. When Morgan Håning fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sunkens Surtröjor's protests and gave Morgan Håning a yellow card for diving instead. Giannis Peronosporopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Waller in the 22nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Vakoufi Utd's Helge Bäckström threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Stavros Kopidakis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Helge Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Spyros Symeonakos in the 29th minute of play. Giannis Peronosporopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agne Isaksson in the 31st minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Giorgos Kanakakis fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Vakoufi Utd's Giannis Peronosporopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Waller in the 45th minute of play. Sunkens Surtröjor's Helge Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stavros Kopidakis in the 46th minute of play. Helge Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stavros Kopidakis in the 48th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Helge Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spyros Symeonakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Malte Gerdberg in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Giannis Peronosporopoulos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 58 played minutes Sunkens Surtröjor got a freekick which was hit by Ingvar Waller. Helge Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stavros Kopidakis in the 60th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Ingvar Waller recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Giannis Peronosporopoulos. Ingvar Waller showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Giannis Peronosporopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesper Håkansson in the 71st minute of play. Spyros Symeonakos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 72 minutes into the match. Spyros Symeonakos hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Giannis Peronosporopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. William Eriksson charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed William Eriksson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, William Eriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanos Grigorakis hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Ingvar Waller succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 83rd playminute. Jesper Håkansson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giannis Peronosporopoulos having to make a save. In the 92nd match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stavros Kopidakis to maneuver through the defense.