U18 World League

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stavros Kopidakis got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Andreas Mantarinopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 3rd minute, Celso Eliu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Kadorna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Aquilino Virila's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giannis Peronosporopoulos was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Nereo Rexino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 23rd match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Themis Kalimanis to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Nikos Soukis got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stavros Kopidakis in the 32nd minute of play forced Deportivo Kadorna's goalkeeper Silvio Prejun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stavros Kopidakis in the 32nd minute of play forced Deportivo Kadorna's goalkeeper Silvio Prejun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vakoufi Utd's Giannis Peronosporopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilfredo Nisio in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Vakoufi Utd's Veniamin Koulouris seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Veniamin Koulouris the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Vakoufi Utd protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Veniamin Koulouris had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 39th match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veniamin Koulouris to maneuver through the defense. Giannis Peronosporopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Nisio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Deportivo Kadorna's Silvio Prejun got control of the ball when Spyros Symeonakos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Aquilino Virila made the kick off in the second half. Nereo Rexino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Giannis Peronosporopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fidel Hermon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Giannis Peronosporopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Spyros Symeonakos in the 59th minute of play forced Deportivo Kadorna's goalkeeper Silvio Prejun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Spyros Symeonakos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vakoufi Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Spyros Symeonakos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvio Prejun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Deportivo Kadorna's Aquilino Virila in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vakoufi Utd's goalie prevented a goal. Tobias Argider received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Giannis Peronosporopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateo Mino during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Panos Valassoglou hit a great ball. Giannis Peronosporopoulos was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Celso Eliu. With a little luck, Vakoufi Utd's Giannis Peronosporopoulos got control of the ball when Tobias Argider tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Deportivo Kadorna could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Vakoufi Utd throughout the match.