U23 World League

Kotetsi
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Pascual Acosta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iakovos Ksiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Kolopetinitsa's Dionysis Salaggoudis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pascual Acosta. Pascual Acosta yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 14th minute, Roque Henrico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stergios Samartzis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Estudiantes de América's Roque Henrico got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Kolopetinitsa booed when Estudiantes de América was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Ado didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goalkeeper Pascual Acosta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dionysis Salaggoudis. 32 minutes into the game, Kolopetinitsa's Dionysis Salaggoudis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pascual Acosta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Stergios Samartzis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ildefonso Balesio's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Stergios Samartzis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roque Henrico's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. In the 47th minute, Roque Henrico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roque Henrico made a kick off. Adrian Ospetsu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Stergios Samartzis made a huge save. Daniil Panagopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Pascual Acosta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Roque Henrico's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stergios Samartzis was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Estudiantes de América's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elvio Paublo in the 66th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Kolopetinitsa's goalie and right to Adrian Ospetsu. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Kolopetinitsa's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Stergios Samartzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Henrico, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Stergios Samartzis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ildefonso Balesio in the 71st minute of the match. Stergios Samartzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque Henrico in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniil Panagopoulos to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Nasos Aggeliou hit a great ball. When Dimitris Kazantzakos fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kolopetinitsa's protests and gave Dimitris Kazantzakos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, Dimitris Kazantzakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Estudiantes de América's Roque Henrico in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kolopetinitsa's goalie prevented a goal. In the 93rd minute, Daniil Panagopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stergios Samartzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque Henrico in the 94th minute of play. Kolopetinitsa's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.