World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vrasidas Liouras took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Alvinegro Carioca got a freekick which was hit by Enéas Queirós. Enéas Queirós recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Alvinegro Carioca booed when Toutourouki f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefanos Periou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baybars-Tolgahan Balta in the 21st minute of play. Faris Seng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Carlos Sanches having to interfere. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enéas Queirós in the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Enéas Queirós left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alvinegro Carioca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celsinho Diniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Enéas Queirós came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Stefanos Periou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, Bruno Africano notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos. Tolis Mantouvalos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enéas Queirós in the 47th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

José Carlos Sanches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vrasidas Liouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The supporters of Alvinegro Carioca booed when Toutourouki f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demis Thanos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Africano in the 57th minute of the match. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Toutourouki f.c. from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Africano got free with Tolis Mantouvalos in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Toutourouki f.c. from getting a goal against them. Bruno Africano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolis Mantouvalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Bruno Africano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bruno Africano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Africano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho Diniz in the 73rd minute of the match. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Africano in the 74th minute of play. Alvinegro Carioca's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernardinho Pirani in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Stefanos Periou got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Tolis Mantouvalos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Africano went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After 86 played minutes Alvinegro Carioca got a freekick which was hit by Celsinho Diniz. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celsinho Diniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Enéas Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolis Mantouvalos having to interfere. The Alvinegro Carioca 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.