U18 World League

El Blanco Arena
Spectators: 7363 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ladio Sabuco kicked off to start the match. In the 9th match minute, O.T.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Natsikas to maneuver through the defense. Michalis Kostetsos's late challenge caught a Real Dracul Medellín's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michalis Kostetsos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th minute, Michalis Kostetsos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ladio Sabuco struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Efthimis Kazantzatos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Dracul Medellín. Tercero Arriete showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Kousas in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Michalis Kostetsos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tercero Arriete saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tercero Arriete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ntinos Kousas in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute Michalis Kostetsos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tercero Arriete saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Real Dracul Medellín's Tercero Arriete played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louis Mavrostomos in the 23rd minute of play. Tercero Arriete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michalis Kostetsos in the 24th minute of play. A collision led to O.T.E getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ntinos Kousas hit a great ball. Ntinos Kousas took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tercero Arriete. Tercero Arriete dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tercero Arriete took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ntinos Kousas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tercero Arriete took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ntinos Kousas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ntinos Kousas was the one to do the kick off. Louis Mavrostomos's late challenge caught a Real Dracul Medellín's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Louis Mavrostomos helped the player get up and apologised. Louis Mavrostomos kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Tercero Arriete took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theocharis Troupkos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 played minutes Real Dracul Medellín got a freekick which was hit by Aureo Daroca. 73 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Ladio Sabuco came free, but Efthimis Kazantzatos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Cordeara Almenara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Efthimis Kazantzatos. O.T.E's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cordeara Almenara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, O.T.E's Michalis Kostetsos got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Tercero Arriete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Mavrostomos in the 87th minute of play. Louis Mavrostomos spun around in front of the goal 87 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Real Dracul Medellín's goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladio Sabuco in the 93rd minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Efthimis Kazantzatos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Ladio Sabuco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Dracul Medellín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Real Dracul Medellín were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of O.T.E for a fine match.