World League

Diego Maradona
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vaios Petridis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marten Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marten Palermo might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Theodosis Kassapis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marten Palermo ran back to his position shaking his head. Theodosis Kassapis made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Marten Palermo sent off a good shot on target. Everardo Colas came free with the goalkeeper in the 8th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Theodosis Kassapis could save by the left post. Dong Ming Qian hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Demis Mitsis charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Demis Mitsis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 15 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Demis Mitsis. 17 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Modesto Bernal came free, but Theodosis Kassapis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Loukas Brizolakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Green Horses's supporters rose to their feet, but Loukas Brizolakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fede Gomes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Iason Dimitratos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fede Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iason Dimitratos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Colas came free, but Theodosis Kassapis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Green Horses's Loukas Brizolakis got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Theodosis Kassapis was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Everardo Colas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Everardo Colas really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 44th match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iason Dimitratos to maneuver through the defense. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Green Horses from getting a goal against them.

Marten Palermo struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Theodosis Kassapis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belfegor FC. Theodosis Kassapis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everardo Colas, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute Modesto Bernal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theodosis Kassapis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theodosis Kassapis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Bernal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, Everardo Colas notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis. Theodosis Kassapis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Belfegor FC's Saverio Orlondon was substituted for Cesar Barbosa. 68 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Marten Palermo came free, but Theodosis Kassapis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Theodosis Kassapis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Bernal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Marten Palermo made a precise shot to the right of Theodosis Kassapis. Green Horses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Belfegor FC made a substitution. Domingos Nabar replaced Simon Lapurdi. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marten Palermo in the 76th minute of play. Fede Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iason Dimitratos in the 77th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Green Horses's Babbis Markatos got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 82nd minute, Vaios Petridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Modesto Bernal took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theodosis Kassapis. Theodosis Kassapis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. The supporters of Belfegor FC booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sotiris Barberopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marten Palermo in the 93rd minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Theodosis Kassapis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute of the match, Apostolos Mavrokordatos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fede Gomes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 96 minutes into the game, Marten Palermo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Theodosis Kassapis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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. Belfegor FC fully deserved thier win.