World League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Filip Soetemans kicked off to start the match. Notis Bartzokas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Hu Jian Zhan made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Soetemans in the 8th minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Efthimis Psaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Fenerbahce ISTANBUL booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ntinos Farmakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olof Dalström to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Soetemans in the 14th minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Efthimis Psaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loukas Brizolakis made in the 21st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ntinos Farmakis. If Filip Soetemans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Green Horses's Efthimis Psaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Soetemans in the 24th minute of play. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Soetemans in the 25th minute of the match. Jairo Lauaxeta scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Efthimis Psaris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jairo Lauaxeta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Efthimis Psaris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sotiris Barberopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Hu Jian Zhan made a huge save. 33 minutes into the match, Filip Soetemans notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Green Horses's Efthimis Psaris. Efthimis Psaris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vaios Petridis's late challenge caught a Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vaios Petridis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Fenerbahce ISTANBUL booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaios Petridis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Filip Soetemans made a precise shot to the right of Efthimis Psaris. Green Horses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Apostolos Mavrokordatos made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Ronny Rau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Efthimis Psaris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Lauaxeta in the 57th minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Efthimis Psaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrik Henriksson came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Efthimis Psaris could save by the left post. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Green Horses's goalie and right to Ronny Rau. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Green Horses's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A collision led to Fenerbahce ISTANBUL getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Zbyszek Polakowski hit a great ball. Hu Jian Zhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaios Petridis in the 68th minute of the match. Filip Soetemans kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Hu Jian Zhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sotiris Barberopoulos in the 74th minute of play. With a little luck, Green Horses's Efthimis Psaris got control of the ball when Ronny Rau tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Green Horses's Ntinos Farmakis got a free kick in the 76th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filip Soetemans got free with Efthimis Psaris in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Fenerbahce ISTANBUL booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loukas Brizolakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Jairo Lauaxeta fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Efthimis Psaris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filip Soetemans in the 90th minute. Filip Soetemans might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Efthimis Psaris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filip Soetemans ran back to his position shaking his head. Efthimis Psaris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filip Soetemans in the 92nd minute. Green Horses's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Jairo Lauaxeta scored to the left of an out of position Efthimis Psaris, making the score, 0-5. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.