World League

ManuelRodríguez 1186
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nontas Markas 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 3rd minute, Nontas Markas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Markos Katselis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandre Marrodan. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Markos Katselis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manuel Rodríguez 1186's goalkeeper Alexandre Marrodan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 11th minute of play. Alexandre Marrodan came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nontas Markas. But to his dismay, Nontas Markas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 22nd minute Leonidas Stathis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Marrodan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th match minute, Manuel Rodríguez 1186 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruperto Yavar to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cyprus Eagles AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Nontas Markas took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexandre Marrodan. Alexandre Marrodan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 38th minute, Nontas Markas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cyprus Eagles AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Markos Katselis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Alexandre Marrodan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Manuel Rodríguez 1186 from getting a goal against them. Alexandre Marrodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandre Marrodan made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Nontas Markas sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Cyprus Eagles AFC booed when Manuel Rodríguez 1186 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soriano Rozas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos 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. Alexandre Marrodan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 78th minute of play. Aitor Báez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Pavlos Fotiadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikos Pathekas during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Pathekas to maneuver through the defense. Markos Katselis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Alexandre Marrodan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nontas Markas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Alexandre Marrodan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90thth minute of the game Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alexandre Marrodan had great luck who in the 95thth minute grab hold of the ball when Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Cyprus Eagles AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.