U23 World League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Marc Ahlroht got a free kick in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bullen's zone, Alexis Kotsanakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Sefastsson came out of the goal and Alexis Kotsanakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to FC Bullen getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Henning Åberg hit a great ball. FC Bullen's Emanuel Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themos Vranas in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Alexis Kotsanakis came free, but Emanuel Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24thth minute of the game Soulis Partalis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Bullen's Emanuel Sefastsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emanuel Sefastsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Kotsanakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ulf Hedling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Bullen's Emanuel Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xosé Lim in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasmus Fransson in the 38th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Eustratios Vertsotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute of the match FC Bullen got a corner. Olympiacos FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Henning Åberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Henning Åberg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bullen's zone, Alexis Kotsanakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Sefastsson came out of the goal and Alexis Kotsanakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Themos Vranas to make the kick off. Emanuel Sefastsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Soulis Partalis in the 55th minute. In the 70thth minute of the game Themos Vranas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Bullen's Emanuel Sefastsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eustratios Vertsotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasmus Fransson in the 73rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Themos Vranas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympiacos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Themos Vranas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Sefastsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasmus Fransson in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Rasmus Fransson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Eustratios Vertsotis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eustratios Vertsotis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasmus Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th match minute, FC Bullen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Mattsson to maneuver through the defense. Anthon Åberg hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goalkeeper Emanuel Sefastsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Panos Ntountas. Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasmus Fransson in the 90th minute of play. Emanuel Sefastsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Giorgos Soufleris showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 96 minute of play. Despite being the better team, Olympiacos FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.