U23 World League

EL PASO
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giorgos Moras started the match with the kick off. Apostolos Svirkos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Ramond in the 4th minute of the match. Laureano Ramond took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Apostolos Svirkos. Apostolos Svirkos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Apostolos Svirkos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Iniesta in the 13th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Super Penalitop's Laureano Ramond sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Apostolos Svirkos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the BLACK PANTHER F.C defense, Laureano Ramond kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Apostolos Svirkos. The BLACK PANTHER F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Apostolos Svirkos should have stopped the shot. Laureano Ramond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 28th minute Laureano Ramond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apostolos Svirkos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Apostolos Svirkos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laureano Ramond's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Laureano Ramond made a precise shot to the right of Apostolos Svirkos. BLACK PANTHER F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 48th minute, Laureano Ramond left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Super Penalitop fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6.

In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Super Penalitop's goalkeeper Bruno Quilino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Quilino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kleon Kontodimos in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Ramond in the 60th minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Apostolos Svirkos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Super Penalitop's goal looked a bit too open when Kleon Kontodimos came free, but Bruno Quilino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Moras in the 64th minute of play forced Super Penalitop's goalkeeper Bruno Quilino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Super Penalitop's Laureano Ramond got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Super Penalitop's Eulalio Theobald got a free kick in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Moras in the 75th minute of play forced Super Penalitop's goalkeeper Bruno Quilino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apostolos Svirkos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Ramond in the 77th minute of play. Laureano Ramond blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Apostolos Svirkos having to make a save. Apostolos Svirkos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Ramond, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Giorgos Moras made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Quilino. Super Penalitop's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. In the 95th minute, Zisis Velakoglou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Laureano Ramond came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Super Penalitop 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 Laureano Ramond couldn't finish the play. Super Penalitop's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.