U18 World League

Juresti
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) In the 5th minute, Marin Burileanu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Panos Okkas. The goal made the score 1-0. Makis Liras took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Denis Gaciu. Denis Gaciu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Liviu Zubaşcu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panos Okkas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Burileanu in the 25th minute of the match. If Aimilios Siozos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argyris Tachmatzidis to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the game, Argyris Tachmatzidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GREEN LIONS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave bullfinches the free kick. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Argyris Tachmatzidis got a free kick in the 34th minute. After some careless play in the GREEN LIONS defense, Liviu Zubaşcu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Panos Okkas. The GREEN LIONS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Panos Okkas should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marin Burileanu got free with Panos Okkas in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Liviu Zubaşcu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Panos Okkas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Liviu Zubaşcu was extremely unlucky when he, in the 46th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Nae Morar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. bullfinches's Nistor Sfetcu was substituted for Cornel Cudalb. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Liviu Zubaşcu made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Seremetiadis to maneuver through the defense. Denis Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Seremetiadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Costin Brașoveanu kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, bullfinches's Nae Morar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panos Okkas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 64th minute, Marin Burileanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The bullfinches fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when bullfinches was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Damian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Panos Okkas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nae Morar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. bullfinches's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Makis Liras scored to the left of an out of position Denis Gaciu, making the score, 4-2. When Makis Liras came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the GREEN LIONS 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 Makis Liras couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, GREEN LIONS's Makis Liras dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-3. 83 minutes into the game, Liviu Zubaşcu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Panos Okkas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Makis Liras kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Aimilios Siozos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Denis Gaciu. That made the score 5-4 in the 88 minute of play. Sakis Kaberis made in the 93rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Anastasios Vazakos. In the 97th minute, Thanos Katsafanas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panos Okkas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Zubaşcu in the 98th minute of the match. GREEN LIONS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.