U21 World League

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) Ignatios Papachronakis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos got control of the ball when Nicolao Nogal tried to sneak it across the goal line. 3 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Ignatios Papachronakis came free, but Marta Poom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonis Maltezos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolao Nogal in the 6th minute of the match. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ádám Dobos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marta Poom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignatios Papachronakis in the 8th minute of play. Nicolao Nogal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 15 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolao Nogal came free, but Antonis Maltezos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when GREEN LIONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thanos Katsafanas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolao Nogal might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antonis Maltezos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolao Nogal ran back to his position shaking his head. Nicolao Nogal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nicolao Nogal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Antonis Maltezos made a huge save. Antonis Maltezos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolao Nogal in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25thth minute of the game Nicolao Nogal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Themis Valassas made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Prodromos Koufos immediately put the ball in play. In the 30th minute of the match GREEN LIONS got a corner. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Prodromos Koufos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ádám Dobos got free with Antonis Maltezos in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute Nicolao Nogal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Maltezos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marta Poom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Kaberis in the 39th minute of the match. When Ignatios Papachronakis came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the GREEN LIONS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ignatios Papachronakis couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicolao Nogal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Nicolao Nogal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonis Maltezos. GREEN LIONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolao Nogal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 57th minute, Nicolao Nogal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonis Maltezos was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Kostas Vakaros got a throw-in 61 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Themis Valassas. In the 62nd minute, Ádám Dobos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When GREEN LIONS's Ignatios Papachronakis in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalie prevented a goal. Marta Poom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sakis Kaberis in the 70th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Prodromos Koufos came free, but Marta Poom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara made a substitution. Angelino Lore replaced Fermín Gay. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara made a substitution. Saturnin Lozada replaced Kamalabuddhi Abu Al Dahab. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Saturnin Lozada managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Themis Valassas in the 79 minute of the game. Antonis Maltezos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolao Nogal's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Cristiano De La Iglesia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Maltezos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Prodromos Koufos got a free kick in the 87th minute. 96 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Angelino Lore came free, but Antonis Maltezos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans cheered their team off the field, for while GREEN LIONS had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.