World League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 8107 (Terracing: 6082, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ata Bircan kicked off to start the match. Ata Bircan might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silvano Portillo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ata Bircan ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Tilemachos Romanidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvano Portillo was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Tilemachos Romanidis put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Silvano Portillo. Thomas Sgouros hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Silvano Portillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tilemachos Romanidis in the 14th minute of play. Mario Napolitano made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sven-Olof Kihlman immediately put the ball in play. Ata Bircan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Silvano Portillo made a huge save. Mats Liljeström kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Silvano Portillo made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Tilemachos Romanidis sent off a good shot on target. Ata Bircan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Silvano Portillo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saturnino Romo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tytus Lichucki scored 2-0 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvano Portillo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Silvano Portillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Lichucki in the 36th minute of the match. Silvano Portillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tytus Lichucki in the 36th minute of play. Silvano Portillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ata Bircan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silvano Portillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tilemachos Romanidis in the 41st minute of play. Silvano Portillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ata Bircan in the 44th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Tilemachos Romanidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvano Portillo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Saturnino Romo to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tilemachos Romanidis in the 52nd minute of play forced ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Silvano Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvano Portillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tilemachos Romanidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the game, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ata Bircan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvano Portillo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Liverpool F.C. YNWA made a substitution. Dominik Zawacki replaced Tilemachos Romanidis. Silvano Portillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ata Bircan in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Zawacki came free, but Silvano Portillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Liverpool F.C. YNWA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominik Zawacki to maneuver through the defense. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ made a substitution. Leo Bikendi replaced Mats Liljeström. The supporters of ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ booed when Liverpool F.C. YNWA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Zawacki didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Jerzy Marchefka sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alisson Becker narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Liverpool F.C. YNWA made a substitution. Marinos Sidiropoulos replaced Ata Bircan. Leo Bikendi came free with the goalkeeper in the 77th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alisson Becker could save by the left post. In the 79th minute Marinos Sidiropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvano Portillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Liverpool F.C. YNWA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dedê Donatello took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Zawacki in the 83rd minute of play forced ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Silvano Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 90th minute of play forced ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Silvano Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerzy Marchefka might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alisson Becker. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jerzy Marchefka ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 96th match minute, Liverpool F.C. YNWA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesare Maldini to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute, Dedê Donatello got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.