U23 World League

Arena Milanis
Spectators: 8125 (Terracing: 6095, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) Anthimos Tsoulkas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes Milanis E.C. got a freekick which was hit by Bruninho Brito. In the 6th minute, Isiah Hinkle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes into the game, one of Milanis E.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 18 played minutes Pombal 2003 F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Onur Candar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthimos Tsoulkas in the 27th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Gilson Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Anthimos Tsoulkas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milanis E.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Anthimos Tsoulkas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilson Arósio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Gilson Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthimos Tsoulkas in the 37th minute of play. After 47 played minutes Pombal 2003 F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Benny Rüdiger.

Emerson Ferraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvaldo Porto in the 54th minute of play. Emerson Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvaldo Porto in the 54th minute of the match. Gilson Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthimos Tsoulkas, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The Milanis E.C. fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Milanis E.C.'s Anthimos Tsoulkas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 67th minute Edvaldo Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilson Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthimos Tsoulkas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Murdock Sinden got a free kick in the 70th minute. After 72 minutes, Valdir Bigotte made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Gilson Arósio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute Anthimos Tsoulkas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvaldo Porto in the 79th minute of play forced Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper Emerson Ferraz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 81 minutes of play, Milanis E.C.'s Anthimos Tsoulkas made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gilson Arósio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 84 minutes into the match, Anthimos Tsoulkas notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Gilson Arósio. Gilson Arósio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th minute, Benny Rüdiger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gilson Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthimos Tsoulkas in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the game, Bruninho Brito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Gilson Arósio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Milanis E.C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.