World League

Santiago benarbéu
Spectators: 7558 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 130) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Avraam Sevastopoulos made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, YELLOW FC's Vaggelis Lalas got control of the ball when Gilesindo Tarapiella tried to sneak it across the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, YELLOW FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ye Liang came free, but Vaggelis Lalas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, YELLOW FC's Vaggelis Lalas got control of the ball when Gilesindo Tarapiella tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vaggelis Lalas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ye Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. YELLOW FC's Vaggelis Lalas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ye Liang in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algirdas Radzevičius in the 12th minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhuo Xu Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Avraam Sevastopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhuo Xu Xi was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. With a little luck, YELLOW FC's Vaggelis Lalas got control of the ball when Jiang Ang Xiao tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Los Galacticos booed when YELLOW FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chatziioannou Sourlis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th match minute Wu Mo ran free in the middle of the field and shot a long shot which scored behind a totally surprised Vaggelis Lalas. 1-0. Los Galacticos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wu Mo in the 30th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Vaggelis Lalas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 36th play minute Gilesindo Tarapiella came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vaggelis Lalas. 2-0. Zhuo Xu Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Řehák in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute Thanasis Robos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuo Xu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match, Ye Liang tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vaggelis Lalas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 44th minute Avraam Sevastopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuo Xu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute of the match Tomáš Řehák shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zhuo Xu Xi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Los Galacticos booed when YELLOW FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomáš Řehák didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ye Liang made a kick off. YELLOW FC's Spyros Kazantzakos was substituted for Tomáš Řehák. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Thanasis Robos took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Zhuo Xu Xi to make any attempt to save it. In the 62nd match minute, YELLOW FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zinon Fragoulakis to maneuver through the defense. After 63 minutes of play, Los Galacticos's Gilesindo Tarapiella made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vaggelis Lalas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice moves Spyros Kazantzakos could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Zhuo Xu Xi however easily saved by the left post. Zhuo Xu Xi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Spyros Kazantzakos in the 70th minute. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Avraam Sevastopoulos took a quick shot and it went in 3-3 without a chance for Zhuo Xu Xi to make any attempt to save it. Zhuo Xu Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avraam Sevastopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Galacticos's Vito Linhares was substituted for Jiang Ang Xiao. YELLOW FC were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Los Galacticos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Algirdas Radzevičius took the corner. Zinon Fragoulakis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 78 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the game, one of YELLOW FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Vaggelis Lalas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ye Liang in the 85th minute of the match. YELLOW FC's Algirdas Radzevičius got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Los Galacticos's Wu Mo got a free kick in the 87th minute. Los Galacticos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Spyros Kazantzakos scored to the left of an out of position Zhuo Xu Xi, making the score, 4-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilesindo Tarapiella in the 90th minute of play forced YELLOW FC's goalkeeper Vaggelis Lalas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Galacticos's Zhuo Xu Xi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanasis Robos in the 92nd minute of play. Zhuo Xu Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Spyros Kazantzakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Algirdas Radzevičius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of YELLOW FC booed when Los Galacticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qi Ao Lin didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded YELLOW FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Los Galacticos.