World League

Agia Sofia
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thalis Krommidas kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Kauan Rosa got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 4 minutes of play, Harsh Gods's Tomas Lain made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thanasis Koltsidas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 7thth minute of the game Kauan Rosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AEK S.C's Thanasis Koltsidas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abdurrahim Dengizer made in the 8th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gabriele Meilutyte. Maximino Merexildo made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Thalis Krommidas sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the match, AEK S.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Numan Afak came free, but Thanasis Koltsidas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Harsh Gods booed when AEK S.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donzel Goyeneta didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of AEK S.C booed when Harsh Gods was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Carlos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Abdurrahim Dengizer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanasis Koltsidas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Lain's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Thanasis Koltsidas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Lain in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renatas Eidukonis in the 30th minute of play forced AEK S.C's goalkeeper Thanasis Koltsidas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thalis Krommidas in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maximino Merexildo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alfaro Meo kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. When AEK S.C's Thalis Krommidas in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Harsh Gods's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renatas Eidukonis in the 39th minute of play forced AEK S.C's goalkeeper Thanasis Koltsidas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donzel Goyeneta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Maximino Merexildo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Harsh Gods were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Tomas Lain made the kick off in the second half. Rodrigo Hats's late challenge caught a Harsh Gods's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodrigo Hats helped the player get up and apologised. Rodrigo Hats kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Alfaro Meo kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Kauan Rosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thanasis Koltsidas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kauan Rosa ran back to his position shaking his head. 67 minutes into the match, Kevin Carreira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maximino Merexildo. Harsh Gods's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kevin Carreira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 69 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Donzel Goyeneta came free, but Maximino Merexildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximino Merexildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Mitsiou in the 72nd minute of play. In the 78th match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anders Lindholm to maneuver through the defense. Harsh Gods's Jokūbas Miškūnas was substituted for Roberto Carlos. AEK S.C's Thomas Papatrechas was substituted for João Francisco de Andrade. Harsh Gods's Jogaila Makauskas was substituted for Kauan Rosa. AEK S.C made a substitution. Marinos Sakalis replaced Sakis Tavlaridis. Anders Lindholm hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. When Anders Lindholm fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harsh Gods's protests and gave Anders Lindholm a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AEK S.C booed when Harsh Gods was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anders Lindholm didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaggelis Mitsiou in the 81st minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Maximino Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Maximino Merexildo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harsh Gods's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vaggelis Mitsiou was slow to take the kick. During this time AEK S.C's players had a chance to rest. Maximino Merexildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donzel Goyeneta in the 86th minute of play. Harsh Gods's Maximino Merexildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donzel Goyeneta in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Anders Lindholm got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute Kevin Carreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximino Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Despite being the better team, Harsh Gods failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.