U18 World League

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 7632 (Terracing: 5725, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jez Buckler during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jez Buckler hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kirk Monk during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alfred Clemence made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Nektarios Korakakis sent off a good shot on target. After 16 played minutes, Vakoufi Utd's Nektarios Korakakis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alfred Clemence came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vakoufi Utd reached it. Charilaos Mazonakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jez Buckler in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Stefanos Mavromichalis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute, Jez Buckler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flamengo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 22 played minutes Vakoufi Utd got a freekick which was hit by Christos Toboulidis. Sonny Delamore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Charilaos Mazonakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vakoufi Utd's Charilaos Mazonakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jez Buckler in the 26th minute of play. Alekos Keramidas scored 1-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfred Clemence, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kirk Monk was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Flamengo getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Kirk Monk hit a great ball. Stefanos Mavromichalis hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Jez Buckler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charilaos Mazonakis having to interfere. Flamengo's Alfred Clemence proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Flamengo from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute of the match, Alekos Keramidas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alfred Clemence saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vakoufi Utd's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nektarios Korakakis in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jez Buckler was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Stefanos Mavromichalis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vakoufi Utd and the Flamengo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vakoufi Utd fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! Akis Nafpliotis scored 2-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfred Clemence, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alfred Clemence took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akis Nafpliotis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Flamengo's goal looked a bit too open when Alekos Keramidas came free, but Alfred Clemence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Flamengo defense, Alekos Keramidas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfred Clemence. The Flamengo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfred Clemence should have stopped the shot. Alfred Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nektarios Korakakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Carl Lyons hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Carl Lyons hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alekos Keramidas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Alfred Clemence tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfred Clemence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nektarios Korakakis in the 89th minute of play. Charilaos Mazonakis made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Jez Buckler sent off a good shot on target. In the 95thth minute of the game Nektarios Korakakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flamengo's Alfred Clemence was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Flamengo getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Jez Buckler hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vakoufi Utd fans cheered their team off the field, for while Flamengo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.