U23 World League

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 7795 (Terracing: 5847, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) SÉ SE's Zalán Ibrahimovic started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. SÉ SE's Krisztián Bodonyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Ntountas in the 5th minute of play. Zalán Ibrahimovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Andreas Kousoulakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Krisztián Bodonyi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Panos Ntountas's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Giorgos Soufleris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paschalis Stavrakos did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Krisztián Bodonyi 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ervin Antal in the 16th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Andreas Kousoulakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Kousoulakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norbert Nyíri in the 25th minute of play. When Norbert Nyíri came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the SÉ SE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Norbert Nyíri couldn't finish the play. SÉ SE were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Olympiacos FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zalán Ibrahimovic took the corner. After 32 played minutes SÉ SE got a freekick which was hit by Tibor Sass. Andreas Kousoulakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from András Hámori in the 37th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, SÉ SE's Zalán Ibrahimovic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andreas Kousoulakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Olympiacos FC made a substitution. Giannis Grigorakos replaced Fotis Nousias. Olympiacos FC made a substitution. Themos Vranas replaced Panos Ntountas. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paschalis Stavrakos made a kick off. Krisztián Bodonyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paschalis Stavrakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute Bulcsú Kárpáti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Kousoulakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Paschalis Stavrakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, Zalán Ibrahimovic dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Andreas Kousoulakis, 1-2. 76 minutes into the match, Paschalis Stavrakos notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of SÉ SE's Krisztián Bodonyi. Krisztián Bodonyi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andreas Kousoulakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bulcsú Kárpáti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Kousoulakis stood somewhat misplaced when Bulcsú Kárpáti came free in front of goal and shot 2-3 to the left of him in the 81 minute. Andreas Kousoulakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bulcsú Kárpáti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd match minute, Olympiacos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Grigorakos to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute András Hámori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Kousoulakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ervin Antal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andreas Kousoulakis stood somewhat misplaced when Ervin Antal came free in front of goal and shot 2-5 to the left of him in the 99 minute. SÉ SE's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.