U21 World League

MARCELO BIELSA
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Petros Malioufas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Claudio Charros short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Kostas Tsioris to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Delmar Gabon came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Milan's Chatziantoniou Michail. But to his dismay, Chatziantoniou Michail quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 12th minute, Raimundo Aznaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Takis Tsirilidis kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Koulis Saveris hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the game, AC Milan's Chatziantoniou Michail nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmar Gabon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Club Atletico Policial's Delmar Gabon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miltiadis Tsouchtras in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Pavlos Kazakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Delmar Gabon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a rather tough play, Club Atletico Policial's Nestor Beltxe got a free kick in the 30th minute. A collision led to Club Atletico Policial getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Nestor Beltxe hit a great ball. After 32 played minutes, AC Milan's Panos Karamichas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Delmar Gabon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC Milan reached it. Delmar Gabon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavlos Kazakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miltiadis Tsouchtras in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Delmar Gabon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 39 minutes of play, AC Milan's Pavlos Kazakis made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delmar Gabon was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Petros Malioufas made a precise shot to the right of Delmar Gabon. Club Atletico Policial's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. The Club Atletico Policial players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AC Milan were winning 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nestor Beltxe was the one to do the kick off. Orestis Katsadourakis kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Petros Malioufas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Delmar Gabon. The goal made the score 0-6. Delmar Gabon came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Milan's Pavlos Kazakis. But to his dismay, Pavlos Kazakis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. Delmar Gabon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavlos Kazakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delmar Gabon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavlos Kazakis in the 75th minute of play. When AC Milan's Petros Malioufas in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atletico Policial's goalie prevented a goal. Delmar Gabon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petros Malioufas in the 78th minute. Delmar Gabon was a little too slow when Pavlos Kazakis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 0-8. In the 90thth minute of the game Petros Malioufas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atletico Policial's Delmar Gabon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AC Milan's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.