U18 World League

GR. PANTHERS ARENA
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyriakos Tsiantakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kyriakos Tsiantakis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 9 minutes, Haydar Torhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haydar Torhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Alexis Fanas got a free kick in the 10th minute. After a defensive mix-up in !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's zone, Christos Bolirakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu came out of the goal and Christos Bolirakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emiliano Martínez Gullotta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olcay Orkun Sadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Refik Gayret kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Theodosis Papagiannis got a free kick in the 33rd minute. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyriakos Tsiantakis in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute of the match GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ got a corner. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Theodosis Papagiannis ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Christos Bolirakis heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A collision led to GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Theodosis Papagiannis hit a great ball. Emiliano Martínez Gullotta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haydar Torhan in the 47th minute of play.

54 minutes into the match, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goal looked a bit too open when Iordanis Kiassos came free, but Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ booed when !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Semi İltemiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 1-1 became the score in the 60th minute when Kyriakos Tsiantakis elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyriakos Tsiantakis in the 65th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyriakos Tsiantakis in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Christos Bolirakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s supporters rose to their feet, but Christos Bolirakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christos Bolirakis struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️. In the 82nd match minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kuzey Pekiner to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Refik Gayret hit a great ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ fully deserved thier win.