World League

Jurupebão
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Vakoufi Utd's Andreas Korpetis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Jurupeba FC's goalkeeper Fabrício Falcão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Martin Minchev 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. In the 9th minute Konstantinos Tsevas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrício Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jurupeba FC's Fabrício Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Korpetis in the 10th minute of play. Fabrício Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Korpetis, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Fabrício Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Tsevas in the 20th minute of play. Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Minchev in the 22nd minute of play. When Thorkil Husig came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Jurupeba FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thorkil Husig couldn't finish the play. After having played for 28 minutes, Andreas Korpetis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vakoufi Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andreas Korpetis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 30 minutes, Martin Minchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jurupeba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Minchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabrício Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Korpetis in the 33rd minute of play. Vakoufi Utd were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Jurupeba FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Konstantinos Tsevas took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Birkan Balıkçı got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fabrício Falcão quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 36th minute Martin Minchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charis Raftopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Martin Minchev fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 40 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Thorkil Husig came free, but Charis Raftopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charis Raftopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thorkil Husig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Andreas Korpetis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the game, Themis Pepper cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fabrício Falcão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Beto Breckenfeld was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Charis Raftopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Hüseyin Ağyar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Charis Raftopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Minchev in the 54th minute of play. Charis Raftopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fadil Çarçani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the last second Fabrício Falcão throw himself and got hold of the ball when Andreas Korpetis in the 58thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 59thth minute of the game Andreas Korpetis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jurupeba FC's Fabrício Falcão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Andreas Korpetis notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Jurupeba FC's Fabrício Falcão. Fabrício Falcão was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 64th minute Konstantinos Tsevas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrício Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Andreas Korpetis lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Fabrício Falcão. In the 71stth minute of the game Themis Pepper who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jurupeba FC's Fabrício Falcão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Jurupeba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Themis Pepper came free, but Fabrício Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabrício Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Korpetis in the 79th minute of play. When Themis Pepper fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vakoufi Utd's protests and gave Themis Pepper a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Themis Pepper hit a great ball. Jurupeba FC's Neymar Junior was substituted for Evlogi Dzhumayski. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Themis Pepper got a free kick in the 84th minute. Charis Raftopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Minchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the game, Jurupeba FC's Martin Minchev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Charis Raftopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Breckenfeld in the 94th minute of play. The Vakoufi Utd supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vakoufi Utd would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.