U23 World League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Victoriano Estevez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5thth minute of the game Victoriano Estevez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unione Sportiva's Apsyrtos Papadelias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Virgilio Sal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Seleykos Manoukarakis in the 7th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timos Karahalios during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Unione Sportiva getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Timos Karahalios hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the game, Paulus Van Poucke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Apsyrtos Papadelias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute, Victoriano Estevez made a precise shot to the right of Apsyrtos Papadelias. Unione Sportiva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Delmar Playo hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Charalambos Christou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Virgilio Sal made a huge save. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when Maravilla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulus Van Poucke didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Christou in the 33rd minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Virgilio Sal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 played minutes Unione Sportiva got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Kakos. In the 37th minute, Nemesio Damario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Arnau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 53rd minute, Maravilla's Victoriano Estevez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when Maravilla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delmar Playo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Maravilla getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Delmar Playo hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Primitivo Txanton got a free kick in the 71st minute. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Paulus Van Poucke got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Virgilio Sal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charalambos Christou in the 77th minute of play. Apsyrtos Papadelias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Estevez in the 84th minute of the match. Victoriano Estevez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Apsyrtos Papadelias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victoriano Estevez, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Virgilio Sal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charalambos Christou in the 95th minute of play. The Maravilla players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.