U21 World League

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Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Makis Tsouganatos kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ booed when O.T.E was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Makis Tsouganatos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of O.T.E booed when Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelios Magas in the 12th minute of play forced Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the O.T.E defense, Flavinho Queiroz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vassilis Symeonakis. The O.T.E fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vassilis Symeonakis should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the O.T.E defense, Luís Fábio Paraibano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vassilis Symeonakis. The O.T.E fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vassilis Symeonakis should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho Queiroz in the 27th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Vassilis Symeonakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Iason Kantimiris. 32 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Queiroz came free, but Vassilis Symeonakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquinhos Baiano took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vassilis Symeonakis. Vassilis Symeonakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 39 minutes into the game, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Flavinho Queiroz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vassilis Symeonakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. If Marquinhos Baiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vassilis Symeonakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavinho Queiroz in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Flavinho Queiroz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Luís Fábio Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giannis Panagis hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho Queiroz in the 70th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Vassilis Symeonakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vassilis Symeonakis made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Hamílton Valle sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute Flavinho Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Symeonakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Stelios Magas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. O.T.E's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ the free kick. Stelios Magas hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Marquinhos Baiano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. O.T.E's Vassilis Symeonakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavinho Queiroz in the 88th minute of play. Luís Gustavo Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Makis Tsouganatos in the 90th minute of the match. With a little luck, O.T.E's Vassilis Symeonakis got control of the ball when Flavinho Queiroz tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than O.T.E throughout the match.