U23 World League

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Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manolis Nikologiannis got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of A.D Atlético Villa Gesell booed when Pagos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fanis Papafanopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aureliano Hunfredo fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 4th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. If Thor Forssberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pagos FC's Giorgos Katzelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thor Forssberg in the 11th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerasimos Maros during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gerasimos Maros hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Fanis Papafanopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. If Aureliano Hunfredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manolis Nikologiannis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Raul Jax made a huge save. In the 27th minute, Thor Forssberg made a precise shot to the right of Giorgos Katzelis. Pagos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When Aureliano Hunfredo came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the A.D Atlético Villa Gesell 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 Aureliano Hunfredo couldn't finish the play. After 34 minutes of play, A.D Atlético Villa Gesell's Thor Forssberg made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgos Katzelis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 39 minutes into the match, Thor Forssberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giorgos Katzelis. Pagos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thor Forssberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Telis Valsaris kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Raul Jax. That made the score 1-4 in the 44 minute of play. The Pagos FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. A.D Atlético Villa Gesell were winning 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thor Forssberg was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as A.D Atlético Villa Gesell's Thor Forssberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Giorgos Katzelis. That made the score 1-5 after 53 minutes of play. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Thor Forssberg took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Giorgos Katzelis to make any attempt to save it. 63 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goalkeeper Giorgos Katzelis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thor Forssberg. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thor Forssberg got free with Giorgos Katzelis in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Forssberg in the 66th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Giorgos Katzelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimiro Theobald kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Thor Forssberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.D Atlético Villa Gesell's supporters rose to their feet, but Thor Forssberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giorgos Katzelis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raul Jax showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manolis Nikologiannis in the 73rd minute of the match. Thor Forssberg struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Giorgos Katzelis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.D Atlético Villa Gesell. Raul Jax showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telis Valsaris in the 79th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thor Forssberg in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giorgos Katzelis saved Pagos FC from getting behind. The supporters of A.D Atlético Villa Gesell booed when Pagos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fanis Papafanopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th match minute, A.D Atlético Villa Gesell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aureliano Hunfredo to maneuver through the defense. Thor Forssberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pagos FC's Gerasimos Maros got his second yellow card of the match in the 93rd minute. The referee ordered Gerasimos Maros off the ground. Gerasimos Maros hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded A.D Atlético Villa Gesell left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pagos FC.