U21 World League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wellington Montenegro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Vítor Vinhas in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 11th minute Edmílson Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efthimis Psaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 13 played minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a freekick which was hit by Stratos Ververis. In the 18th minute, Markos Tsevas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Montenegro in the 20th minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Efthimis Psaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goal looked a bit too open when Markos Tsevas came free, but Sydney Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Efthimis Psaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Vítor Vinhas in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th match minute, Liverpool F.C. YNWA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Sapounas to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th match minute, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmílson Lara to maneuver through the defense. Efthimis Psaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrinho Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute of the match IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ got a corner. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmílson Lara ran over to the corner to take the kick. 40 minutes into the match, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goal looked a bit too open when Edmílson Lara came free, but Efthimis Psaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimiros Lagonikakis hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wellington Montenegro in the 41st minute of the match. Sandrinho Sanches made in the 46th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Trifon Aspiridis. Thanks to some nice moves Vladimiros Lagonikakis could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Sydney Bittencourt however easily saved by the left post. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vladimiros Lagonikakis to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s zone, Vladimiros Lagonikakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sydney Bittencourt came out of the goal and Vladimiros Lagonikakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trifon Aspiridis during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Trifon Aspiridis kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimiros Lagonikakis in the 64th minute of play forced IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Sydney Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sydney Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiros Lagonikakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liverpool F.C. YNWA were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Trifon Aspiridis took the corner. Sydney Bittencourt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladimiros Lagonikakis's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Markos Tsevas during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 70 played minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a freekick which was hit by Markos Tsevas. In the 72nd match minute, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandrinho Sanches to maneuver through the defense. Sydney Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiros Lagonikakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Sydney Bittencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Tsevas in the 76th minute of play. Markos Tsevas hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Efthimis Psaris acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 85th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Edmílson Lara. In the 86th match minute, Liverpool F.C. YNWA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikolas Theodorakis to maneuver through the defense. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.