U21 World League

KING GREEN ARENA
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Markos Pittarakis got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Eustratios Kapetanoglou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Panagiotis Kolleris was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 13 minutes into the game, PicksBattle.com's Thrasivoulos Katsiaros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panagiotis Kolleris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Themistoklis Klitorakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute, Eustratios Kapetanoglou made a precise shot to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris. Trifillia.FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panagiotis Kolleris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros ran back to his position shaking his head. Panagiotis Kolleris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Themistoklis Klitorakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the game, Makis Chiotis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trifillia.FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PicksBattle.com the free kick. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Makis Chiotis in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Makis Chiotis in the 37th minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Markos Pittarakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eustratios Kapetanoglou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Markos Pittarakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stefanos Topoudis was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. If Themistoklis Klitorakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Iordanis Papaioannou made a precise shot to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris. Trifillia.FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After 59 played minutes Trifillia.FC got a freekick which was hit by Periklis Dentsas. Stefanos Topoudis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Pittarakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Panagiotis Kolleris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thrasivoulos Katsiaros in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Markos Pittarakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stefanos Topoudis. PicksBattle.com's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Markos Pittarakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Periklis Dentsas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Thrasivoulos Katsiaros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Trifillia.FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Achilleas Karaflas hit a great ball. Panagiotis Kolleris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themistoklis Klitorakis in the 80th minute of the match. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ntinos Kyzeridis in the 85th minute of play. Themistoklis Klitorakis charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Themistoklis Klitorakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to PicksBattle.com getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Themistoklis Klitorakis hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stavros Skountis during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Makis Chiotis in the 92nd minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The PicksBattle.com supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing PicksBattle.com would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.