U23 World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Achilleas Kavalaris got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Villiam Thorsberg in the 6th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Stefanos Sotiriadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Villiam Vedholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefanos Sotiriadis having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pagos FC's Tolis Moutafis got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Villiam Vedholm made a precise shot to the right of Stefanos Sotiriadis. Pagos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Villiam Vedholm took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefanos Sotiriadis. Stefanos Sotiriadis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 20 minutes into the game, GNUSKALLARNA's Villiam Vedholm nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefanos Sotiriadis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Fanis Papafanopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fanis Papafanopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Fanis Papafanopoulos hit a great ball. Stefanos Sotiriadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Villiam Vedholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After some careless play in the Pagos FC defense, Villiam Vedholm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stefanos Sotiriadis. The Pagos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stefanos Sotiriadis should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Villiam Vedholm in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefanos Sotiriadis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Villiam Vedholm in the 45th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Stefanos Sotiriadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Telis Valsaris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Villiam Vedholm to make the kick off. If Achilleas Kavalaris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Giorgos Tsigas hit a great ball. Petter Ström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 57 minutes, Villiam Thorsberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GNUSKALLARNA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Villiam Thorsberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, GNUSKALLARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Achilleas Kavalaris came free, but 朱骋凡 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Villiam Thorsberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefanos Sotiriadis having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, GNUSKALLARNA's Villiam Vedholm nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefanos Sotiriadis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After 80 played minutes GNUSKALLARNA got a freekick which was hit by Tord Nyman. The audience thought a goal was coming when Villiam Thorsberg got free with Stefanos Sotiriadis in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd match minute, Pagos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Tsigas to maneuver through the defense. Stefanos Sotiriadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Villiam Vedholm in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. GNUSKALLARNA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.