U21 World League

NAVIGAȚII BACĂU
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Daniil Panagopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniil Panagopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 6 minutes into the game, Inocencio Barea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Navigatii Bacău's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kolopetinitsa the free kick. The supporters of Kolopetinitsa booed when Navigatii Bacău was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inocencio Barea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spyros Papazoglou, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filippos Antoniou in the 11th minute of play forced Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Papo Roach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jannik Roblaa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kolopetinitsa's Alkis Athanasiou got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Filippos Antoniou put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Papo Roach. Vassilis Bogdanos kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Stergios Samartzis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Stergios Samartzis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jannik Roblaa's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Stergios Samartzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jannik Roblaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Daniil Panagopoulos hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The supporters of Navigatii Bacău booed when Kolopetinitsa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filippos Antoniou didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blas Brun got free with Stergios Samartzis in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 45th minute of the match Inocencio Barea completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Inocencio Barea a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Inocencio Barea kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

A collision led to Navigatii Bacău getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Blas Brun hit a great ball. In the 53rd minute, Kolopetinitsa's Alkis Athanasiou ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Papo Roach. Papo Roach yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. After 56 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Christodoulos Kolevas. A collision led to Navigatii Bacău getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Blas Brun hit a great ball. Navigatii Bacău's Papo Roach proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Navigatii Bacău from getting a goal against them. In the 71st match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Kazantzakos to maneuver through the defense. Stergios Samartzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Mirciu in the 78th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kolopetinitsa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jannik Roblaa in the 88th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Stergios Samartzis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sakis Touronis hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the game, Alkis Athanasiou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kolopetinitsa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Navigatii Bacău the free kick. Jannik Roblaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kolopetinitsa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.