World League

Stowe IP
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) 5 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leo Bingham. With a little luck, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis got control of the ball when Niles Crane tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Stowe City's Pavlos Fotiadis threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Emmanuel Stroh, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Stowe City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Angelo Price in the 11th minute. Stowe City's Angelo Price was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pavlos Fotiadis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After having played for 13 minutes, Leo Bingham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowe City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Bingham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when İsmail Pekşen came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonidas Stathis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaj Helström having to interfere. Niles Crane in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İsmail Pekşen in the 25th minute of play. Pavlos Fotiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İsmail Pekşen in the 27th minute of play. Pavlos Fotiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsmail Pekşen in the 31st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leo Bingham got free with Pavlos Fotiadis in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leo Bingham's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Pavlos Fotiadis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 34th minute İsmail Pekşen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Fotiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Pathekas came free, but Kaj Helström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stowe City were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Cyprus Eagles AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Angelo Price took the corner. Stowe City's Angelo Price was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pavlos Fotiadis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niles Crane to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Stroh came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Stroh in the 58th minute of play. After 62 played minutes Cyprus Eagles AFC got a freekick which was hit by Nikos Pathekas. In the 63rd minute of the match Angelo Price sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pavlos Fotiadis skillfully saved the ball. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Bingham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 66 minutes, Kyriakos Sifakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cyprus Eagles AFC and the Stowe City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kyriakos Sifakis hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Stowe City made a substitution. Matt Briggs replaced Ward Neal. A collision led to Cyprus Eagles AFC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Kyriakos Sifakis hit a great ball. Pavlos Fotiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emmanuel Stroh in the 71st minute of play. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Stowe City booed when Cyprus Eagles AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pavlos Fotiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsmail Pekşen in the 76th minute of the match. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt Briggs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Matt Briggs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Fotiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavlos Fotiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matt Briggs in the 78th minute of play. Fraser Legzdins hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. İsmail Pekşen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Pavlos Fotiadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when İsmail Pekşen came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Stroh in the 91st minute of play. Pavlos Fotiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matt Briggs in the 92nd minute of the match. After 95 played minutes Stowe City got a freekick which was hit by Noel Meredith. Leonidas Stathis struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Kaj Helström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cyprus Eagles AFC. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Stowe City fully deserved thier win.