U21 World League

D.A Druganski Arena
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) SiTomanBoy´s's Tinguaro Palau started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Maximiliano Pedemonte charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maximiliano Pedemonte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes SiTomanBoy´s got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Pedemonte. 7 minutes into the match, SiTomanBoy´s's goal looked a bit too open when Alkis Athanasiou came free, but Guillermo Bermúdez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Kolopetinitsa booed when SiTomanBoy´s was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tinguaro Palau didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute, Alkis Athanasiou made a precise shot to the right of Guillermo Bermúdez. SiTomanBoy´s's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Guillermo Bermúdez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sokratis Kagiasis in the 16th minute of the match. Guillermo Bermúdez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alkis Athanasiou in the 19th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximiliano Pedemonte in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stergios Samartzis saved Kolopetinitsa from getting behind. Darío Brizuela's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stergios Samartzis firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 27th minute of the match SiTomanBoy´s got a corner. Kolopetinitsa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jasone Manns ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Kolopetinitsa's goalie and right to Sandro Riesco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Kolopetinitsa's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Guillermo Bermúdez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filippos Antoniou, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by SiTomanBoy´s's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Spyros Papazoglou was slow to take the kick. During this time Kolopetinitsa's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Christodoulos Kolevas managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Maximiliano Pedemonte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Riesco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Stergios Samartzis made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Filippos Antoniou made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Jasone Manns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stergios Samartzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stergios Samartzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tinguaro Palau in the 56th minute of play. Stergios Samartzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Riesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Tinguaro Palau kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Sokratis Kagiasis 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 SiTomanBoy´s the free kick. After 66 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Sokratis Kagiasis. Stergios Samartzis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Riesco in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute, SiTomanBoy´s's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alkis Athanasiou fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 87 minutes, Darío Brizuela mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SiTomanBoy´s and the Kolopetinitsa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Darío Brizuela kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After 88 minutes, Alkis Athanasiou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kolopetinitsa and the SiTomanBoy´s players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 88th match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alkis Athanasiou to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the game, Tinguaro Palau was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SiTomanBoy´s's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kolopetinitsa the free kick. In the 90th minute, Tinguaro Palau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the game, Jasone Manns was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SiTomanBoy´s's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kolopetinitsa the free kick. In the 95th minute, Jasone Manns hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's Spyros Papazoglou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guillermo Bermúdez narrowly saved just below the crossbar.