U18 World League

ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Thrasivoulos Moisiadis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tyrell Garrison in the 2nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilias Peristeropoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 4 minutes of play, Black Knights FC's Quintin Funk made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ilias Peristeropoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Thrasivoulos Moisiadis fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΠΑΟΚ FC's protests and gave Thrasivoulos Moisiadis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Black Knights FC booed when ΠΑΟΚ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thrasivoulos Moisiadis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 11 played minutes ΠΑΟΚ FC got a freekick which was hit by Alekos Korakakis. Javier Mayo charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Javier Mayo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 played minutes Black Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Javier Mayo. Black Knights FC's Dylan Broussard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petros Giannakis in the 21st minute of play. Thrasivoulos Moisiadis took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dylan Broussard. Dylan Broussard dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Giannakis in the 36th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Dylan Broussard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dylan Broussard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thrasivoulos Moisiadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ΠΑΟΚ FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Black Knights FC were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Quintin Funk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Black Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petros Giannakis came free, but Dylan Broussard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when Black Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andy Wesley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dylan Broussard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petros Giannakis in the 58th minute of play. Thrasivoulos Moisiadis kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. A collision led to ΠΑΟΚ FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Panos Mastrantoniou hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Black Knights FC's Bo McIntosh seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Bo McIntosh the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Black Knights FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Bo McIntosh had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Thomas Papagiotopoulos walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. A collision led to Black Knights FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Javier Mayo hit a great ball. Petros Giannakis hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Mickey Landreth kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. When Petros Giannakis fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΠΑΟΚ FC's protests and gave Petros Giannakis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Black Knights FC booed when ΠΑΟΚ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petros Giannakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Black Knights FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.