U18 World League

TONY STARK ARENA
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvano Guib kicked off to start the match. Rolando Erasto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Boulgouridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 6th minute, Diego Banegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute of the match Fivos Zachakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rolando Erasto skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Estudiantes de América's Isaias Caetano got a free kick in the 8th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Anestis Persidis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Estudiantes de América's Rolando Erasto. Rolando Erasto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Silvano Guib kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vladimiros Kaklamanakos. That made the score 1-1 in the 21 minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Giorgos Boulgouridis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolando Erasto. Estudiantes de América's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giorgos Boulgouridis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 32nd minute, Giorgos Boulgouridis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rolando Erasto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Boulgouridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Estudiantes de América's zone, Tasos Kourebes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolando Erasto came out of the goal and Tasos Kourebes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Ildefonso Balesio made a precise shot to the right of Vladimiros Kaklamanakos. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Rolando Erasto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tasos Kourebes's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Rolando Erasto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Boulgouridis in the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giorgos Boulgouridis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Trifon Aspiridis got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anestis Persidis kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Rolando Erasto didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 56th minute, which inside left pole to 2-3. Liverpool F.C. YNWA made a substitution. Thymios Chionidis replaced Takis Michaloliakos. Ciro Arlo charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Arlo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Estudiantes de América's Ciro Arlo got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Giorgos Boulgouridis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rolando Erasto. The goal made the score 2-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tasos Kourebes during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 76 played minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a freekick which was hit by Tasos Kourebes. In the 77th minute of the match Isaias Caetano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimiros Kaklamanakos skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Estudiantes de América getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Diego Banegas hit a great ball. Rolando Erasto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markos Tsevas in the 80th minute of the match. Rolando Erasto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Boulgouridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute, Giorgos Boulgouridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tasos Kourebes came free with the goalkeeper in the 85th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rolando Erasto could save by the left post. With a little luck, Estudiantes de América's Rolando Erasto got control of the ball when Giorgos Parmezanas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rolando Erasto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Boulgouridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Rolando Erasto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Parmezanas in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolas Theodorakis came free, but Rolando Erasto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Estudiantes de América's Rolando Erasto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Estudiantes de América from getting a goal against them. Estudiantes de América's Rolando Erasto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Tsevas in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Liverpool F.C. YNWA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.