U23 World League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 7785 (Terracing: 5840, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gheorghe Craioveanu got the match started through his kick off. Olympiacos FC were furious when Fanis Schinas was red carded, 3 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of Alexandria Team08 booed when Olympiacos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fanis Schinas didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Olympiacos FC's Andreas Kousoulakis got control of the ball when Radu Pătru tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Manolis Vounatsos got a free kick in the 8th minute. Olympiacos FC's Andreas Kousoulakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Raniolo in the 9th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Pădure during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eric Pădure hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Gheorghe Craioveanu hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Silviu Dobrinescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Tziolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 21 minutes Alexandria Team08's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Manolis Vounatsos who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Vaggelis Tassakos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alexandria Team08's Silviu Dobrinescu did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paschalis Stavrakos in the 23rd minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Silviu Dobrinescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Kousoulakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gheorghe Craioveanu in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Craioveanu came free, but Andreas Kousoulakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Olympiacos FC's Andreas Kousoulakis got control of the ball when Eric Pădure tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eduard Luncanu charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eduard Luncanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 35th match minute, Alexandria Team08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Luncanu to maneuver through the defense. Radu Pătru kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute Kostas Tziolas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviu Dobrinescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Paschalis Stavrakos made a precise shot to the right of Silviu Dobrinescu. Alexandria Team08's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Olympiacos FC's Lakis Xanthis was substituted for Vaggelis Tassakos. Olympiacos FC's Giannis Grigorakos was substituted for Fotis Nousias.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paschalis Stavrakos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Giannis Grigorakos charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giannis Grigorakos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Giannis Grigorakos kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Dumitru Bosânceanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Andreas Kousoulakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Paschalis Stavrakos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silviu Dobrinescu having to make a save. Andreas Kousoulakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Bosânceanu in the 73rd minute of the match. Andreas Kousoulakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corneliu Antohi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Craioveanu came free, but Andreas Kousoulakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Kousoulakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dumitru Bosânceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kostas Tziolas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Silviu Dobrinescu made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Gheorghe Craioveanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silviu Dobrinescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paschalis Stavrakos in the 96th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Pădure in the 98th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Andreas Kousoulakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olympiacos FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Alexandria Team08 had controlled the match.