U23 World League

Stargate Arena
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Erramu kicked off to start the match. Octavio Jeraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lakis Karaflidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Lakis Karaflidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Octavio Jeraldo was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Giannis Papadosifakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Bastiaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Kostas Belesis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Jeraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgard Lonzo placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Lakis Karaflidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Jeraldo having to interfere. 32 minutes into the game, Kostas Belesis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Octavio Jeraldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute, Lakis Karaflidis made a precise shot to the right of Octavio Jeraldo. Sanagasta AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 47 minutes into the match, GOD OF WAR's Kostas Belesis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavio Jeraldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Sanagasta AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GOD OF WAR were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Lakis Karaflidis made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, GOD OF WAR's Lakis Karaflidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Octavio Jeraldo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Giannis Papadosifakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Lonzo went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. In the 62nd minute, Marcelo Dolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GOD OF WAR's Miltiadis Batzis couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sanagasta AFC. Thrasivoulos Neopidis's late challenge caught a Sanagasta AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thrasivoulos Neopidis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th match minute, GOD OF WAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thrasivoulos Neopidis to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind GOD OF WAR's goalkeeper Giannis Papadosifakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Periklis Kouvelis hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 75 minutes into the match, Sanagasta AFC's Edgard Lonzo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Octavio Jeraldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakis Karaflidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Erramu in the 87th minute of play forced GOD OF WAR's goalkeeper Giannis Papadosifakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Joel Bastiaro notched a goal, 5-3, to the right of GOD OF WAR's Giannis Papadosifakis. Giannis Papadosifakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 95th minute, Tomas Erramu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giannis Papadosifakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-3. Sanagasta AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.