U21 World League

Estadio Torna Loma
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Juan-Carlos Izarra started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Alexis Kotsanakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aires Villaelrriego was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Aires Villaelrriego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Koudas in the 7th minute of the match. If Alexis Kotsanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Alexis Kotsanakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aires Villaelrriego was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 19th minute, Soulis Partalis made a precise shot to the right of Aires Villaelrriego. No Me Inscriban Gracias's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After a rather tough play, No Me Inscriban Gracias's Alex Cadrecha got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute Alexis Kotsanakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aires Villaelrriego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when No Me Inscriban Gracias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saritama Soldevilla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Soulis Partalis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aires Villaelrriego having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Eustratios Vertsotis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan-Carlos Izarra. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexis Kotsanakis during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 40 played minutes Olympiacos FC got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Kotsanakis. Eustratios Vertsotis made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Juan-Carlos Izarra sent off a good shot on target. In the 44th minute, López Norato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexis Kotsanakis in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aires Villaelrriego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexis Kotsanakis made a kick off. After 50 minutes, Xavian Alamasa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the No Me Inscriban Gracias and the Olympiacos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when No Me Inscriban Gracias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavian Alamasa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexis Kotsanakis in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aires Villaelrriego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alex Cadrecha kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Olympiacos FC's Fanis Liberiou was substituted for Thanos Panagiotatos. Alex Cadrecha kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After having played for 60 minutes, Alexis Kotsanakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympiacos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexis Kotsanakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olympiacos FC's Pavlos Fanidis was substituted for Markos Kareklopoulos. If Dimitris Koudas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st match minute, No Me Inscriban Gracias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by López Norato to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexis Kotsanakis in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aires Villaelrriego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpected shot in the 75th minute by Soulis Partalis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 76 minutes into the match, No Me Inscriban Gracias's goalkeeper Aires Villaelrriego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexis Kotsanakis. The long shot by Giorgos Soufleris in the 78th minute really tested Aires Villaelrriego's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. No Me Inscriban Gracias's Aires Villaelrriego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save No Me Inscriban Gracias from getting a goal against them. After having played for 84 minutes, Dimitris Koudas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympiacos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitris Koudas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Alexis Kotsanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No Me Inscriban Gracias's Aires Villaelrriego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save No Me Inscriban Gracias from getting a goal against them. Alexis Kotsanakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Aires Villaelrriego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No Me Inscriban Gracias's Aires Villaelrriego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Kotsanakis in the 94th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexis Kotsanakis in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aires Villaelrriego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Olympiacos FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.