U18 World League

Monumental de Palet
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) FC Pepe Burrón's Silverio Prior started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Osoitz Lombillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the match, FC Pepe Burrón's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Siokos came free, but Ricart Socarras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 12 played minutes FC Pepe Burrón got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Avendaño. In the 17th minute Theofilos Stamatis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricart Socarras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigoris Poursanidis took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricart Socarras. Ricart Socarras dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 22nd match minute, Pagos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theofilos Stamatis to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, FC Pepe Burrón's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Siokos came free, but Ricart Socarras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitris Stoltidis took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricart Socarras. Ricart Socarras dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Akis Siokos made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Grigoris Poursanidis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zunbeltz Bilbao in the 58th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Themis Apostolakoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Silverio Prior notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Pagos FC's Themis Apostolakoglou. Themis Apostolakoglou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pagos FC's Themis Apostolakoglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zunbeltz Bilbao in the 68th minute of play. After 75 played minutes FC Pepe Burrón got a freekick which was hit by Zunbeltz Bilbao. A collision led to FC Pepe Burrón getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Xaime Rubalcava hit a great ball. Ricart Socarras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akis Siokos in the 81st minute of the match. Dimitris Stoltidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Ricart Socarras made a huge save. When Charis Nebegleras fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pagos FC's protests and gave Charis Nebegleras a yellow card for diving instead. After 86 played minutes Pagos FC got a freekick which was hit by Charis Nebegleras. Silverio Prior took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Themis Apostolakoglou. Pagos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Silverio Prior scored 2-2 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Themis Apostolakoglou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.