World League

Pyrgetos F.C. Arena
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Teves kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Song Di Xu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Πυργετός Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Xavier Sabrosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucho Putin. Πυργετός Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xavier Sabrosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Enzo Morais made an important save on a dangerous shot by Song Di Xu in the 14th minute. Song Di Xu might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enzo Morais. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Song Di Xu ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Joaquim Teves put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Lucho Putin. 32 minutes into the game, ZEZOM TEAM's Xavier Sabrosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucho Putin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. ZEZOM TEAM's Enzo Morais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Di Xu in the 35th minute of play. Song Di Xu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 41st minute, Song Di Xu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enzo Morais was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. After a rather tough play, ZEZOM TEAM's Che Doderer got a free kick in the 46th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Song Di Xu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Πυργετός Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Song Di Xu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Morais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Song Di Xu to make the kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Πυργετός Fc's goalkeeper Lucho Putin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 61 played minutes Πυργετός Fc got a freekick which was hit by Iker Blanco. ZEZOM TEAM's Joaquim Teves got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Πυργετός Fc's Lucho Putin got control of the ball when Joaquim Teves tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Joaquim Teves lined in a short shot 3-4 behind a frustrated Lucho Putin. Lucho Putin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim Teves in the 68th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as ZEZOM TEAM's Joaquim Teves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lucho Putin. That made the score 3-5 after 68 minutes of play. In the 71stth minute Joaquim Teves got a great chance to score trying to place the ball in the top left corner, but Lucho Putin was prepared and efficiently stopped the ball from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Thanos Kalikis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Πυργετός Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Thanos Kalikis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Morais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ZEZOM TEAM's Nate Calas was substituted for Xavier Sabrosa. Πυργετός Fc made a substitution. Petros Moschogiannis replaced Benny Impens. ZEZOM TEAM made a substitution. Julian Pyrzyce replaced Arkadiusz Oborski. 85 minutes into the match, ZEZOM TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Song Di Xu came free, but Enzo Morais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enzo Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Song Di Xu in the 89th minute of play. Enzo Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Song Di Xu in the 93rd minute of play. Πυργετός Fc's Lucho Putin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nate Calas in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute of the match ZEZOM TEAM got a corner. Πυργετός Fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joaquim Teves ran over to the corner to take the kick. ZEZOM TEAM's Joaquim Teves was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lucho Putin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The Πυργετός Fc supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ZEZOM TEAM's performance. The match ended with a win for ZEZOM TEAM.