World League

TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fernando Leizarraga made the kick off which started today's match. If Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 12 minutes into the game, Nontas Markas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dionisio Benitez. Nontas Markas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavlos Fotiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Leizarraga in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to TheBambiTooFurious getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Bartolo Heli hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the game, Nikos Pathekas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cyprus Eagles AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TheBambiTooFurious the free kick. In the 21st match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Pathekas to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, TheBambiTooFurious's Dionisio Benitez got control of the ball when Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. TheBambiTooFurious were furious when Fabricio Ruisko was red carded, 27 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 37 minutes into the game, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Leonidas Stathis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dionisio Benitez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Dionisio Benitez was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. In the 47th minute, Fernando Leizarraga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Nontas Markas made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the TheBambiTooFurious defense, Nontas Markas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dionisio Benitez. The TheBambiTooFurious fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dionisio Benitez should have stopped the shot. TheBambiTooFurious's Dionisio Benitez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonidas Stathis in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Nontas Markas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Dionisio Benitez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 66 minutes into the match, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dionisio Benitez. TheBambiTooFurious's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos sped through TheBambiTooFurious's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dionisio Benitez. 73 minutes into the game, Ladislao Eriz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TheBambiTooFurious's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cyprus Eagles AFC the free kick. In the 73rd match minute, TheBambiTooFurious was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ladislao Eriz to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Leonidas Stathis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Benitez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nontas Markas in the 75th minute of play forced TheBambiTooFurious's goalkeeper Dionisio Benitez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dionisio Benitez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 76th minute of play. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Leonidas Stathis got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the TheBambiTooFurious defense, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dionisio Benitez. The TheBambiTooFurious fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dionisio Benitez should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nikos Pathekas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dionisio Benitez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Markos Katselis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dionisio Benitez was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. Nikos Pathekas kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th 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. Dionisio Benitez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Markos Katselis went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 12-0 was the resulting score. Nikos Pathekas hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Dionisio Benitez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the TheBambiTooFurious players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cyprus Eagles AFC.