U21 World League

SPARTA® Stadium
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Konstantinos Kounenakis started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, GOD OF WAR's goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Fero came free, but Panos Karnezis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Thrasivoulos Neopidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GOD OF WAR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A.JORGOVAN the free kick. In the 12th match minute, GOD OF WAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thrasivoulos Neopidis to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Argyris Staboulis got free with Victor Zondervan in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Victor Zondervan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Kounenakis in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, C.A.JORGOVAN's Cristian Eufemio got a free kick in the 29th minute. Konstantinos Kounenakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C.A.JORGOVAN's Victor Zondervan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanasis Toris in the 33rd minute of play. Konstantinos Kounenakis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Victor Zondervan came out and tried to block the shot, but Konstantinos Kounenakis slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 35th minute. Victor Zondervan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Kounenakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Thanasis Toris 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. Lázaro Qwinton charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lázaro Qwinton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 45 played minutes C.A.JORGOVAN got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Qwinton. C.A.JORGOVAN's Victor Zondervan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Belesis in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christian Martxot to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 59 minutes, Konstantinos Kounenakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GOD OF WAR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konstantinos Kounenakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 60th minute, Cristian Eufemio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Kounenakis in the 64th minute of play forced C.A.JORGOVAN's goalkeeper Victor Zondervan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Konstantinos Kounenakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Eufemio during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 67 played minutes C.A.JORGOVAN got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Eufemio. Kostas Belesis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 72 played minutes C.A.JORGOVAN got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Colas. Konstantinos Kounenakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Konstantinos Kounenakis in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victor Zondervan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Konstantinos Kounenakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victor Zondervan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Konstantinos Kounenakis went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 86th minute Konstantinos Kounenakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Zondervan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 minutes, Konstantinos Kounenakis made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. C.A.JORGOVAN's Victor Zondervan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 92nd minute, Thanasis Toris 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. Victor Zondervan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Argyris Staboulis's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. GOD OF WAR'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.