U21 World League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zacharias Lakiotis got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute Wanderson de Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seleykos Sklavenitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Penha came free, but Seleykos Sklavenitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Gilson Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seleykos Sklavenitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Beto Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Seleykos Sklavenitis was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. The supporters of CRISDIELDAN booed when Unione Sportiva was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timos Karahalios didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Penha in the 25th minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Seleykos Sklavenitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frédson Sarmento hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. CRISDIELDAN's Beto Penha got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, CRISDIELDAN's Beto Penha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Seleykos Sklavenitis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Unione Sportiva getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Nessos Koulaxizis hit a great ball. CRISDIELDAN's Régis Bueno couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 38th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Unione Sportiva. Renatinho Urbano charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renatinho Urbano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 43 minutes into the match, Dimosthenis Malihoudis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eriberto Moura. CRISDIELDAN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dimosthenis Malihoudis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Beto Penha was the one to do the kick off. A throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game was made by Odysseas Rousses with Antonis Samios as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Eriberto Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimosthenis Malihoudis, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Túlio Tande hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Eriberto Moura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimosthenis Malihoudis in the 56th minute of the match. Beto Penha kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lambros Kaloxylos during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Seleykos Sklavenitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Penha in the 62nd minute of play. CRISDIELDAN's Eriberto Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimosthenis Malihoudis in the 65th minute of play. In the 65th minute Dimosthenis Malihoudis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seleykos Sklavenitis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beto Penha in the 68th minute. CRISDIELDAN were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Unione Sportiva's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Régis Bueno took the corner. The corner ended in Gilson Azevedo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Unione Sportiva's Seleykos Sklavenitis did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Beto Penha in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Seleykos Sklavenitis saved Unione Sportiva from getting behind. In the 86thth minute of the game Beto Penha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unione Sportiva's Seleykos Sklavenitis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wanderson de Brito during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th match minute, CRISDIELDAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wanderson de Brito to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when CRISDIELDAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto Penha didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute of the match Timos Karahalios shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eriberto Moura showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when CRISDIELDAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio Tande didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute Giorgos Kakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CRISDIELDAN's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.