U18 World League

Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christos Nikou took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ booed when Aliverpool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Nikou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horacio El Charani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stefanos Topoudis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. A well placed Adolfo Ugaitz short distance shot in the 9th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. 12 minutes into the match, Aliverpool's goal looked a bit too open when Rómulo El Charani came free, but Stefanos Topoudis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefanos Topoudis made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Baldomero Ofelio sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Aliverpool booed when ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Franco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adolfo Ugaitz took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefanos Topoudis. Stefanos Topoudis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. A hard shot 23 in the game by Adolfo Ugaitz from a close distance when the talented Stefanos Topoudis managed to make a qualified save. Aliverpool's players were relieved. Stefanos Topoudis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Ugaitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 played minutes Aliverpool got a freekick which was hit by Christos Nikou. Stefanos Topoudis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s Adolfo Ugaitz shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Adolfo Ugaitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stefanos Topoudis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Franco, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Rómulo El Charani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefanos Topoudis having to interfere. Horacio El Charani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Justino Franco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefanos Topoudis was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adolfo Ugaitz to make the kick off. Panos Bourekakos kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adolfo Ugaitz in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefanos Topoudis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Aliverpool getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Christos Kakaris hit a great ball. Adolfo Ugaitz took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefanos Topoudis. Stefanos Topoudis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s Horacio El Charani got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Ugaitz in the 63rd minute of play. Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Ugaitz in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Ugaitz in the 66th minute of play forced Aliverpool's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adolfo Ugaitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Ugaitz in the 77th minute of play forced Aliverpool's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefanos Topoudis came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s Justino Franco. But to his dismay, Justino Franco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Rómulo El Charani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefanos Topoudis having to interfere. Adolfo Ugaitz charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adolfo Ugaitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 86 played minutes ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Ugaitz. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Ugaitz in the 88th minute of the match. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Ugaitz in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Adolfo Ugaitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Topoudis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.