U21 World League

SPARTA® Stadium
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) GOD OF WAR's Konstantinos Kounenakis 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. Walery Nowacki was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Konstantinos Kounenakis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 10 minute of play. In the 15th minute, GOD OF WAR's Thanasis Toris ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Walery Nowacki. Walery Nowacki yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthimos Stratoulis during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th minute, Anthimos Stratoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GOD OF WAR's Panos Karnezis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wieslaw Cerocki in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Wieslaw Cerocki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ajax's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GOD OF WAR the free kick. After 21 played minutes Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Wieslaw Cerocki. GOD OF WAR's Anthimos Stratoulis got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Walery Nowacki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argyris Staboulis in the 24th minute of the match. If Wieslaw Cerocki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Ajax's Walery Nowacki got control of the ball when Konstantinos Kounenakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kostas Belesis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 34th play minutes Konstantinos Kounenakis shot 3-1, a short shot which went by Walery Nowacki and just under the crossbar into goal. If Thanasis Toris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Argyris Staboulis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Walery Nowacki having to make a save. In the 40th minute, Fragiskos Bouzios fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Walery Nowacki, passed just outside the right post. Ajax's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Thanasis Toris 46 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

After a rather tough play, GOD OF WAR's Fragiskos Bouzios got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Wieslaw Cerocki struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Panos Karnezis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ajax. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tytus Dudek during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th match minute, Ajax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tytus Dudek to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Argyris Staboulis put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Walery Nowacki. Kostas Belesis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Walery Nowacki having to make a save. 73 minutes into the match, Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantinos Kounenakis came free, but Walery Nowacki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Thanasis Toris left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GOD OF WAR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Ajax's Walery Nowacki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanasis Toris in the 84th minute of play. Konstantinos Kounenakis took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Walery Nowacki. Walery Nowacki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. After some careless play in the Ajax defense, Anthimos Stratoulis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walery Nowacki. The Ajax fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walery Nowacki should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. GOD OF WAR had played much better football throughout.