U18 World League

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chucho Virto started the match with the kick off. Giorgos Kanakakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Tercero Arriete made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stavros Kopidakis in the 7th minute of play forced Real Dracul Medellín's goalkeeper Tercero Arriete to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Giorgos Kanakakis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tercero Arriete. The goal made the score 1-0. After 14 played minutes Real Dracul Medellín got a freekick which was hit by Vimaro Barzana. If Spyros Symeonakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 minutes Real Dracul Medellín's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Giorgos Kanakakis who took care of the corner kick. Vakoufi Utd's Giorgos Kanakakis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tercero Arriete in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Real Dracul Medellín's Cordeara Almenara got a free kick in the 20th minute. Real Dracul Medellín's Tercero Arriete played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stavros Kopidakis in the 20th minute of play. Tercero Arriete came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Vakoufi Utd's Stavros Kopidakis. But to his dismay, Stavros Kopidakis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Stavros Kopidakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27thth minute of the game Chucho Virto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vakoufi Utd's Giannis Peronosporopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Real Dracul Medellín booed when Vakoufi Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordanis Prionas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Vakoufi Utd booed when Real Dracul Medellín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordeara Almenara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Tercero Arriete successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cordeara Almenara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giannis Peronosporopoulos having to make a save. In the 39th minute Chucho Virto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Peronosporopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Real Dracul Medellín's Tercero Arriete got control of the ball when Nikos Soukis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Stavros Kopidakis made the kick off in the second half. Cordeara Almenara charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cordeara Almenara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Real Dracul Medellín's Cordeara Almenara got a free kick in the 54th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 57 minutes into the game, when Goizeder Ruberte put in a rough tackle. Goizeder Ruberte hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Giorgos Kanakakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vakoufi Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Kanakakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tercero Arriete breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Spyros Symeonakos in the 61st minute of play forced Real Dracul Medellín's goalkeeper Tercero Arriete to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 minutes, Giro Galdamez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Dracul Medellín and the Vakoufi Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 65 played minutes Real Dracul Medellín got a freekick which was hit by Giro Galdamez. In the 68th minute, Merexildo Mathey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Themis Kalimanis hit a great ball. Ronaldo Bao recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 73rdth minute of the game Stavros Kopidakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Dracul Medellín's Tercero Arriete was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Veniamin Koulouris kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Tercero Arriete showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stavros Kopidakis in the 77th minute of the match. A collision led to Real Dracul Medellín getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Merexildo Mathey hit a great ball. Ronaldo Bao charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldo Bao the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes Real Dracul Medellín got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo Bao. When Spyros Symeonakos came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Vakoufi Utd 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 Spyros Symeonakos couldn't finish the play. Tercero Arriete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Spyros Symeonakos in the 91st minute of play. Real Dracul Medellín's Giro Galdamez got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cordeara Almenara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Real Dracul Medellín players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Vakoufi Utd.