U18 League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lautaro Martines kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zahavi Drucker in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimiros Manouselis saved FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO from getting behind. The supporters of G.R. booed when FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loukas Spetzos didn't get a good kick on the ball. G.R.'s Zahavi Drucker got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Reuven Speyer struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Vladimiros Manouselis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for G.R.. Vladimiros Manouselis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zahavi Drucker, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Vladimiros Manouselis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reuven Speyer in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giorgos Petras got free with Rozen Lipsky in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 31 minutes, Lautaro Martines mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO and the G.R. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Lautaro Martines hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hen Shukrun during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 34 played minutes G.R. got a freekick which was hit by Hen Shukrun. Vladimiros Manouselis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zahavi Drucker in the 37th minute of the match. Hen Shukrun hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 45th match minute, G.R. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zahavi Drucker to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zahavi Drucker made a kick off. When Zahavi Drucker came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the G.R. 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 Zahavi Drucker couldn't finish the play. If Zahavi Drucker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute Zahavi Drucker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiros Manouselis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute G.R. were awarded a corner. Giovanni Ben Yochay went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 61st match minute, G.R. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeriel Milikowsky to maneuver through the defense. Avraam Choutos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Zahavi Drucker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimiros Manouselis was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Vladimiros Manouselis was a little too slow when Zahavi Drucker got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-1. 73 minutes into the match, FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goal looked a bit too open when Zahavi Drucker came free, but Vladimiros Manouselis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimiros Manouselis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zahavi Drucker in the 74th minute of the match. Zahavi Drucker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiros Manouselis having to interfere. In the 77th minute Zahavi Drucker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiros Manouselis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When G.R.'s Zahavi Drucker in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goalie prevented a goal. In the 90th minute Zahavi Drucker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiros Manouselis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. G.R. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.