U18 World League

BE COOL PALACE
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marios Kassianidis started the match with the kick off. Giorgos Konstantellos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcinho Donato in the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Cléberson Nascimento notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of BE COOL's Giorgos Konstantellos. Giorgos Konstantellos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Apostolis Pappas got free with Tostão Soeiro in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute, Stratos Dentzas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tostão Soeiro came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by BE COOL's Apostolis Pappas. But to his dismay, Apostolis Pappas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Giorgos Konstantellos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cléberson Nascimento in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, BE COOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Mendrinos to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Apostolis Pappas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd match minute, BE COOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stratos Dentzas to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the match, Hudson Velasco notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of BE COOL's Giorgos Konstantellos. Giorgos Konstantellos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Apostolis Pappas struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Tostão Soeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BE COOL. Giorgos Konstantellos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hudson Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute, Bruninho Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Marios Kassianidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. BE COOL's supporters rose to their feet, but Marios Kassianidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tostão Soeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Tony Tasso got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After 47 minutes, Apostolis Pappas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BE COOL and the THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcinho Donato to make the kick off. Cléberson Nascimento took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giorgos Konstantellos. Giorgos Konstantellos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Giorgos Konstantellos made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Marcinho Donato sent off a good shot on target. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Cléberson Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcinho Donato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Giorgos Konstantellos made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantinos Mendrinos during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, BE COOL's Konstantinos Mendrinos got a free kick in the 68th minute. Sidnei Simão took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Giorgos Konstantellos. BE COOL's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cléberson Nascimento got free with Giorgos Konstantellos in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 74 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goalkeeper Giorgos Konstantellos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcinho Donato. Bruninho Bertassi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Giorgos Konstantellos made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Marcinho Donato slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Giorgos Konstantellos. That made the score 2-4 after 79 minutes of play. If Pedro Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, Marcinho Donato dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Giorgos Konstantellos, 2-5. In the 89th match minute, BE COOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petros Vakaloglou to maneuver through the defense. During the 91st minute of the match Apostolis Pappas completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Apostolis Pappas a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, BE COOL's Apostolis Pappas got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Tony Tasso was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 93rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 95th play minute Bruninho Bertassi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Giorgos Konstantellos. 2-6. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ played a much better game than BE COOL and deserved their victory. The BE COOL players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.