U21 World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Filomeno Urki made the kick off which started today's match. The throw-in from Iraklis Moustakas in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Julian Mendiko. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Urki in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Tsirimonakis came free, but Celedonio Lobo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goalkeeper Celedonio Lobo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Urki in the 20th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dimitris Stefanoglou fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Toutourouki f.c.'s protests and gave Dimitris Stefanoglou a yellow card for diving instead. Dimitris Stefanoglou kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Filomeno Urki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Tsirimonakis in the 29th minute of play forced Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goalkeeper Celedonio Lobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filomeno Urki's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filomeno Urki in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolis Mantouvalos saved Toutourouki f.c. from getting behind. Filomeno Urki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Prensadito Fulbo Clu's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stefanos Periou was slow to take the kick. During this time Toutourouki f.c.'s players had a chance to rest. In the 44th match minute, Prensadito Fulbo Clu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Mendiko to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christos Tsirimonakis to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Urki in the 52nd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filomeno Urki in the 54th minute. After 55 played minutes Prensadito Fulbo Clu got a freekick which was hit by Jeronimo Orzaize. Nikos Bartzokis kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Julian Mendiko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celedonio Lobo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vrasidas Liouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 72nd minute Filomeno Urki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Urki in the 73rd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goal looked a bit too open when Vrasidas Liouras came free, but Celedonio Lobo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celedonio Lobo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Tsirimonakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filomeno Urki. In the 88th minute Christos Tsirimonakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celedonio Lobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christos Tsirimonakis kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Prensadito Fulbo Clu's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.