U21 World League

Juan Domíngo Peron
Spectators: 7374 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Vladimiros Lagonikakis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Efthimis Psaris made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Silvio Amato sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute of the game, Alejo Salvino landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Vladimiros Lagonikakis fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Liverpool F.C. YNWA's protests and gave Vladimiros Lagonikakis a yellow card for diving instead. Real Racing Club made a substitution. Robustiano Nicholas replaced Alejo Salvino. The supporters of Real Racing Club booed when Liverpool F.C. YNWA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimiros Lagonikakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Vladimiros Lagonikakis got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Su Yuan Yu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Efthimis Psaris was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 26 minutes, Su Yuan Yu made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Efthimis Psaris tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th minute, Su Yuan Yu made a precise shot to the right of Efthimis Psaris. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Du's late challenge caught a Liverpool F.C. YNWA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Du helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th minute Su Yuan Yu 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. When Su Yuan Yu came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Real Racing Club 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 Su Yuan Yu couldn't finish the play. Gao Fei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiros Lagonikakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Vassilis Sapounas's late challenge caught a Real Racing Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vassilis Sapounas helped the player get up and apologised. Gao Fei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikitas Roussakis in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute Liverpool F.C. YNWA were awarded a corner. Trifon Aspiridis went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Real Racing Club's corner Robustiano Nicholas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Efthimis Psaris quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Liverpool F.C. YNWA getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Ntinos Chatzas hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Real Racing Club's Su Yuan Yu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Efthimis Psaris narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool F.C. YNWA's zone, Silvio Amato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efthimis Psaris came out of the goal and Silvio Amato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the game, Markos Tsevas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Racing Club the free kick. After 75 played minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a freekick which was hit by Markos Tsevas. Efthimis Psaris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Su Yuan Yu went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Su Yuan Yu in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Efthimis Psaris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Efthimis Psaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Yuan Yu, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Efthimis Psaris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Su Yuan Yu's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Real Racing Club's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.