U21 World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ignatios Papachronakis started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s goalkeeper Dario Godoy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignatios Papachronakis. Dario Godoy made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Ignatios Papachronakis sent off a good shot on target. Thanos Katsafanas hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Eduardo Markel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Fabiano Artime during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fabiano Artime didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 minutes, Themis Valassas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GREEN LIONS and the ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes, ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s César Pereyra shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Antonis Maltezos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️ reached it. In the 26th minute, César Pereyra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the match, Sakis Kaberis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dario Godoy, 1-0. In the 31st minute ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️ were awarded a corner. César Pereyra went to the cornerflag to take it. Dario Godoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignatios Papachronakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonis Maltezos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ando Recour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Sakis Kaberis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dario Godoy was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Can Aabin was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Sakis Kaberis got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Ignatios Papachronakis scored 3-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dario Godoy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos got control of the ball when Can Aabin tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Thanos Katsafanas got a free kick in the 61st minute. 70 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Antonis Maltezos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by César Pereyra. After 75 minutes of play, GREEN LIONS's Ignatios Papachronakis made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dario Godoy was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 77th minute, Sakis Kaberis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dario Godoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatios Papachronakis in the 79th minute of the match. Antonis Maltezos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Can Aabin in the 81st minute. 87 minutes into the game, Sakis Kaberis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GREEN LIONS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️ the free kick. Sakis Kaberis hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the match, Can Aabin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Antonis Maltezos, 4-1. GREEN LIONS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.