U18 World League

Valleslona Arena
Spectators: 7633 (Terracing: 5726, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stavros Kopidakis kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spyros Symeonakos to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes into the game, Nasos Liakopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vakoufi Utd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valleslona F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Nasos Liakopoulos got a free kick in the 9th minute. Xines Saboya struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Giannis Peronosporopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valleslona F.C.. In the 13th minute Stavros Kopidakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Cazorla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Belarmo Lara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valleslona F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vakoufi Utd the free kick. After a rather tough play, Valleslona F.C.'s Belarmo Lara got a free kick in the 14th minute. Andreas Mantarinopoulos lost his temper 20 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 21st match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Mantarinopoulos to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Xines Saboya from long distance, 22 minutes into the match, got Giannis Peronosporopoulos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rafa Nadal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Valleslona F.C. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Urtsin Herrera hit a great ball. Thanos Grigorakis's late challenge caught a Valleslona F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thanos Grigorakis helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Valleslona F.C.'s Enzo Reyes got a free kick in the 35th minute. After 36 minutes of play Vakoufi Utd's Thanos Grigorakis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Valleslona F.C.'s Taurino Abasalo was substituted for Enzo Reyes. The supporters of Valleslona F.C. booed when Vakoufi Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thanos Grigorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafa Nadal got free with Giannis Peronosporopoulos in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Spyros Symeonakos hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rafa Nadal was the one to do the kick off. Rafa Nadal struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Giannis Peronosporopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valleslona F.C.. Giannis Peronosporopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urtsin Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 minutes, Minas Xenitias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vakoufi Utd and the Valleslona F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Valleslona F.C. booed when Vakoufi Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Minas Xenitias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafa Nadal in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giannis Peronosporopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 87 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Apal Losantos came free, but Giannis Peronosporopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Vakoufi Utd players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Valleslona F.C..