World League

Λrena 51
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Giorgos Bobolis kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes, GREEN PANTHERS FC's Alekos Simeonidis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Theo Machado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GREEN PANTHERS FC reached it. In the 8th minute, Λstral Villains FC's Emil Berntzen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Dimitris Rachiotis made in the 20th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eustratios Saravakos. Emil Berntzen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 24 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Bobolis came free, but Theo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Emil Berntzen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Jason Statham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute Emil Berntzen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jason Statham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by GREEN PANTHERS FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emil Berntzen was slow to take the kick. During this time Λstral Villains FC's players had a chance to rest. Emil Berntzen made a great header on Λstral Villains FC's corner, it was just that GREEN PANTHERS FC's Jason Statham managed to reach the ball for a save. A hard shot 32 in the game by Emil Berntzen from a close distance when the talented Jason Statham managed to make a qualified save. GREEN PANTHERS FC's players were relieved. The audience was convinced that Emil Berntzen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jason Statham was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Theo Machado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eustratios Saravakos went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After 47 played minutes GREEN PANTHERS FC got a freekick which was hit by Alekos Simeonidis. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emil Berntzen was the one to do the kick off. Dimitris Rachiotis kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Jason Statham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emil Berntzen's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Emil Berntzen scored 4-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jason Statham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Emil Berntzen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Λstral Villains FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Berntzen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jason Statham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Λstral Villains FC's Emil Berntzen got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jason Statham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emil Berntzen went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. GREEN PANTHERS FC's Theodosis Papagiannis was substituted for Christos Bolirakis. If Lars Holand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 76 minutes into the match, Lars Holand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jason Statham. GREEN PANTHERS FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lars Holand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Dimitris Rachiotis's late challenge caught a Λstral Villains FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimitris Rachiotis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to GREEN PANTHERS FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Dimitris Rachiotis hit a great ball. Lars Holand charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lars Holand the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Λstral Villains FC's Lars Holand got a free kick in the 85th minute. Theo Machado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Bobolis in the 86th minute. Jason Statham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Holand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Lars Holand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jason Statham was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Lars Holand might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jason Statham. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lars Holand ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Holand in the 96th minute of play forced GREEN PANTHERS FC's goalkeeper Jason Statham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 97 minutes, Silvano Ofelio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Λstral Villains FC and the GREEN PANTHERS FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Silvano Ofelio hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Λstral Villains FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of GREEN PANTHERS FC for a fine match.