U18 World League

Groover Stadium
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Melquiades Rodriguez kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Green Hell F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tiburcio Paublo came free, but Giannis Kapogiannopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michalis Germanos hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Ceferino Isadore from long distance, 7 minutes into the match, got Giannis Kapogiannopoulos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 9th minute, Menios Karagiorgis 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. Giannis Kapogiannopoulos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edgardo Evis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. Jeremias Neron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Babbis Vournas went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 21 played minutes Green Hell F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Menios Karagiorgis. In the 24th minute, Carabata Groove's Tiburcio Paublo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Babbis Vournas in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremias Neron prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Green Hell F.C.'s Giannis Kapogiannopoulos got control of the ball when Tiburcio Paublo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giannis Kapogiannopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Evis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vassilis Paltoudenios was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to Green Hell F.C. getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Vassilis Paltoudenios hit a great ball. In the 40th minute of the match Ceferino Isadore shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giannis Kapogiannopoulos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Tiburcio Paublo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Giannis Kapogiannopoulos. That made the score 3-1 in the 42 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Tiburcio Paublo took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Giannis Kapogiannopoulos to make any attempt to save it. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Babbis Vournas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Babbis Vournas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeremias Neron read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Green Hell F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tiburcio Paublo came free, but Giannis Kapogiannopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Green Hell F.C.'s Giannis Kapogiannopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Rodriguez in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Nereo Ihazintu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giannis Kapogiannopoulos. Green Hell F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nereo Ihazintu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. A collision led to Green Hell F.C. getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Menios Karagiorgis hit a great ball. Giannis Kapogiannopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiburcio Paublo in the 66th minute of the match. Giannis Kapogiannopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiburcio Paublo in the 66th minute of the match. If Edgardo Evis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jeremias Neron was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Babbis Vournas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Babbis Vournas really showed his touch with that goal: 5-2. Isidoros Petroulis hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute, Tiburcio Paublo made a precise shot to the right of Giannis Kapogiannopoulos. Green Hell F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. Nereo Ihazintu scored 7-2 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giannis Kapogiannopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Menios Karagiorgis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Jeremias Neron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carabata Groove's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.