U21 World League

Abuelo Juan
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Theodosis Giannou made the kick off which started today's match. Esteban Norino hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Manos Arnidis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Narciso Naldo. Club Sports Pergamino's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 7th play minute Isidoro Veto came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vassilis Sapanis. 1-0. With a little luck, PAOK FC's Vassilis Sapanis got control of the ball when Melquiades Esquipula tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute, Theodosis Giannou 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. When PAOK FC's Theodosis Giannou in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Sports Pergamino's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Isidoro Veto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Sports Pergamino's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidoro Veto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vassilis Sapanis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stelios Aggeloulis charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stelios Aggeloulis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to PAOK FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Stelios Aggeloulis hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, Isidoro Veto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vassilis Sapanis, 3-0. In the 29th minute, Eutichios Kaligeros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 minutes of play PAOK FC's Stelios Aggeloulis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 31 played minutes PAOK FC got a freekick which was hit by Stelios Aggeloulis. After a rather tough play, Club Sports Pergamino's Saul Osmundo got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute, Thanos Tsironis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Narciso Naldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Vassilis Sapanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melquiades Esquipula, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isidoro Veto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Isidoro Veto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vassilis Sapanis came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Club Sports Pergamino's Melquiades Esquipula. But to his dismay, Melquiades Esquipula quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. PAOK FC's Vassilis Sapanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Esquipula in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, PAOK FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Veto came free, but Vassilis Sapanis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Melquiades Esquipula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Vassilis Sapanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Melquiades Esquipula notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of PAOK FC's Vassilis Sapanis. Vassilis Sapanis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Melquiades Esquipula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute, Leon Abilio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, PAOK FC's Manos Arnidis tried to score from far away in the 70th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Isidoro Veto took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vassilis Sapanis. Vassilis Sapanis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Emilio Eguen kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Thanos Tsironis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Veto in the 80th minute of play forced PAOK FC's goalkeeper Vassilis Sapanis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Eutichios Kaligeros took a quick shot and it went in 6-2 without a chance for Narciso Naldo to make any attempt to save it. After having played for 93 minutes, Eutichios Kaligeros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PAOK FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eutichios Kaligeros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Club Sports Pergamino's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.