U21 World League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eustratios Kapetanoglou started the match with the kick off. A collision led to CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Isaac Aires hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, PicksBattle.com's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Luzea came free, but Stefanos Topoudis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11thth minute of the game Eustratios Kapetanoglou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Ahmet Orhan Sabeddin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Stathis Mousikos fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PicksBattle.com's protests and gave Stathis Mousikos a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes PicksBattle.com got a freekick which was hit by Stathis Mousikos. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Luzea in the 14th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teodoro Luzea in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefanos Topoudis saved PicksBattle.com from getting behind. In the 21st minute Teodoro Luzea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Topoudis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Orhan Sabeddin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themistoklis Klitorakis in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Themistoklis Klitorakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Orhan Sabeddin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's goal looked a bit too open when Eustratios Kapetanoglou came free, but Ahmet Orhan Sabeddin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Teodoro Luzea, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 33 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Stefanos Topoudis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Luzea in the 36th minute of play. Giannis Nousias's late challenge caught a CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giannis Nousias helped the player get up and apologised. Giannis Nousias hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Leonel Luar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of PicksBattle.com booed when CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hilario Illan didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodoro Luzea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's goalkeeper Ahmet Orhan Sabeddin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Ahmet Orhan Sabeddin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustratios Kapetanoglou in the 54th minute of play. Gonzalo Tohias kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Luar in the 61st minute of the match. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Luzea in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Luzea in the 64th minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Teodoro Luzea in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PicksBattle.com's goalie prevented a goal. In the 66thth minute of the game Teodoro Luzea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PicksBattle.com's Stefanos Topoudis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Isaac Aires managed to get in a good position for a shot. CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's supporters rose to their feet, but Isaac Aires was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefanos Topoudis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teodoro Luzea in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefanos Topoudis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Stavros Skountis fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PicksBattle.com's protests and gave Stavros Skountis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, PicksBattle.com's Stavros Skountis got a free kick in the 70th minute. The CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Teodoro Luzea looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 81st minute, Teodoro Luzea made a precise shot to the right of Stefanos Topoudis. PicksBattle.com's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After a rather tough play, CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Teodoro Luzea got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 90th match minute, CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Tohias to maneuver through the defense. When Osvaldo Loco fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's protests and gave Osvaldo Loco a yellow card for diving instead. CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.