U18 World League

BE COOL PALACE
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alberigo Milani kicked off to start the match. Marios Kassianidis came free with the goalkeeper in the 6th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Florian Causio could save by the left post. In the 9th minute Babbis Boumis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Causio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Babbis Boumis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BE COOL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zola Predosa FC the free kick. Bernardo Ciolli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Giorgos Konstantellos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florian Causio came out of the goal in the 14th 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 1-0. Alberigo Milani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Konstantellos having to interfere. In the 20th minute Bernardo Ciolli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgos Konstantellos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bernardo Ciolli came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Zola Predosa FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bernardo Ciolli couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Bernardo Ciolli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zola Predosa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardo Ciolli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giorgos Konstantellos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 35 minutes, Bernardo Ciolli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zola Predosa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Ciolli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zola Predosa FC's Bernardo Ciolli got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernardo Ciolli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Giorgos Konstantellos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Milani in the 42nd minute of play forced BE COOL's goalkeeper Giorgos Konstantellos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Causio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Babbis Boumis, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Florian Causio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apostolis Pappas in the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marios Kassianidis to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolis Pappas in the 51st minute of play forced Zola Predosa FC's goalkeeper Florian Causio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bernardo Ciolli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 54 minutes into the game, one of BE COOL:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Demetrio Odisio hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Giotis Kidoniatis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Florian Causio. Zola Predosa FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 63rd minute Apostolis Pappas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Causio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th match minute, BE COOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petros Vakaloglou to maneuver through the defense. If Alberigo Milani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marios Kassianidis hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. If Demetrio Odisio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, BE COOL's Chrisostomos Papachronis got a free kick in the 74th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Babbis Boumis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florian Causio. Zola Predosa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Babbis Boumis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 80th match minute, BE COOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marios Kassianidis to maneuver through the defense. Florian Causio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marios Kassianidis went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 93rd match minute, BE COOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marios Kassianidis to maneuver through the defense. Zola Predosa FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because BE COOL had won, even though Zola Predosa FC had held more of the ball.