U18 World League

RANDOM ZONE
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Leukothoe Lipsanos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Ninjas in Pyjamas booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lefteris Christodoulou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hektor Kalogeria was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ştefan Secară showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Petru Angheloiu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hektor Kalogeria came out and tried to block the shot, but Petru Angheloiu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 14th minute. After 18 played minutes Ninjas in Pyjamas got a freekick which was hit by Alin Jdeica. Akis Kiriakopoulos didn't quite understand what happened when in the 20 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leukothoe Lipsanos in the 21st minute of play forced Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Vali Măcrinici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes of play, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cornel Surdilă made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hektor Kalogeria was left in no man's land by his defense there! Petru Angheloiu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Hektor Kalogeria when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Akheron Dimakakos hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's zone, Cornel Surdilă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hektor Kalogeria came out of the goal and Cornel Surdilă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute, Petru Angheloiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Cornel Surdilă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hektor Kalogeria was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Petre Izbașa kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Vali Măcrinici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leukothoe Lipsanos in the 48th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Ninjas in Pyjamas's Petru Angheloiu got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Ninjas in Pyjamas booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lefteris Christodoulou didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, António Silva made a precise shot to the right of Hektor Kalogeria. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Hektor Kalogeria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornel Surdilă in the 80th minute of play. Petru Angheloiu's late challenge caught a ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Petru Angheloiu helped the player get up and apologised. After 85 played minutes Ninjas in Pyjamas got a freekick which was hit by Cornel Surdilă. Horea Zâncă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hektor Kalogeria having to make a save. In the 90th minute, Petru Angheloiu made a precise shot to the right of Hektor Kalogeria. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. After a rather tough play, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Eliodor Dan got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the referee ended the match the Ninjas in Pyjamas players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.