U18 World League

Hammer Stadion
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Koulis Saveris kicked off to start the match. In the 5th match minute, Mountainhammer United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Erik Bållström to maneuver through the defense. AC Milan's Pavlos Papazacharias couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 5th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mountainhammer United. The referee felt a red card was in order, 6 minutes into the game, when Alekos Volakis put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Alekos Volakis got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 15 minutes, Nikos Kosmidis made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Mountainhammer United's Carl Samuelsson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Panos Karamichas fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Milan's protests and gave Panos Karamichas a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Panos Karamichas got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 26th minute, Adrian Molander had to leave the field with a concussion. 26 minutes into the game, Koulis Saveris was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Milan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mountainhammer United the free kick. Mountainhammer United's Ingmar Olsman was substituted for Adrian Molander. After 27 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Koulis Saveris. Kostas Tsioris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uno Gadd in the 28th minute of play. Aris Kortzidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Carl Samuelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uno Gadd could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Kostas Tsioris made a huge save. In the 39th minute, Fanis Panousis made a precise shot to the right of Carl Samuelsson. Mountainhammer United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Diogenis Nestorakis hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Uno Gadd to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Kristoffer Kråk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Tsioris. AC Milan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kristoffer Kråk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 54th minute, Panos Karamichas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavlos Kazakis kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. AC Milan's Orestis Katsadourakis was substituted for Pavlos Kazakis. In the 64th minute Uno Gadd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Tsioris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kostas Tsioris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uno Gadd in the 65th minute of the match. Kostas Tsioris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uno Gadd in the 66th minute of the match. After some careless play in the AC Milan defense, Kristoffer Kråk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kostas Tsioris. The AC Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kostas Tsioris should have stopped the shot. AC Milan's Kostas Tsioris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristoffer Kråk in the 72nd minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Aris Kortzidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Milan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mountainhammer United the free kick. Aris Kortzidis hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Panos Karamichas. In the 75th minute Uno Gadd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Tsioris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kostas Manouselis kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Carl Samuelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Panousis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Pavlos Papazacharias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kristoffer Kråk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.