U21 World League

Gionála Stadium
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giorgos Dogramadzhiev started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Pancha Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Ignazio. After a defensive mix-up in Pancha Futbol Club's zone, Tolis Stergiotis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerardo Raulo came out of the goal and Tolis Stergiotis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th minute, Giorgos Dogramadzhiev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fulgencio Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. TZITZIFIES's Giorgos Nifitsas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Sancho in the 13th minute of play. 0-1 became the score in the 14th minute when Hector Intxixu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Giorgos Nifitsas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Intxixu in the 21st minute of the match. When Pancha Futbol Club's Hector Intxixu in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TZITZIFIES's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Trifon Chalkias got free with Gerardo Raulo in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st minute, Tolis Stergiotis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gerardo Raulo. The goal made the score 1-1. Giorgos Dogramadzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Raulo having to interfere. Giorgos Nifitsas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Intxixu in the 36th minute of play. In the 40th match minute, Pancha Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Eneko to maneuver through the defense. Gerardo Raulo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giorgos Dogramadzhiev went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score.

The wind increased when Hector Intxixu made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Giorgos Dogramadzhiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TZITZIFIES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Giorgos Dogramadzhiev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tolis Stergiotis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. It was a well-played corner which Roger Martinez managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 65th minute, Evaristo Ignazio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tolis Stergiotis scored 4-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gerardo Raulo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giorgos Dogramadzhiev in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerardo Raulo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hector Intxixu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Nifitsas having to interfere. In the 76th match minute, TZITZIFIES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trifon Chalkias to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Giorgos Nifitsas managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Pancha Futbol Club's Hector Intxixu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 90 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's Tolis Stergiotis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gerardo Raulo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Tolis Stergiotis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.