U23 World League

ARENA TRAKINAS
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kléber Oliveira made the kick off which started today's match. Deivid Mineiro struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Kostas Tsioris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TRAKINAS FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deivid Mineiro got free with Kostas Tsioris in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 7 played minutes TRAKINAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo José Donatello. Petros Malioufas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Waldir Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kléber Oliveira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kostas Tsioris came out and tried to block the shot, but Kléber Oliveira slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. After a defensive mix-up in TRAKINAS FC's zone, Petros Malioufas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waldir Netto came out of the goal and Petros Malioufas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Malioufas in the 19th minute of play forced TRAKINAS FC's goalkeeper Waldir Netto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kléber Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Kostas Tsioris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 23 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Aris Kortzidis. In the 25th minute, Panos Karamichas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Aris Kortzidis hit a great ball. TRAKINAS FC's Waldir Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koulis Saveris in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, TRAKINAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deivid Mineiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Petros Malioufas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Milan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Petros Malioufas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Waldir Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of AC Milan booed when TRAKINAS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. When AC Milan's Koulis Saveris in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TRAKINAS FC's goalie prevented a goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Petros Malioufas made a kick off. AC Milan's Kostas Tsioris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Oliveira in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thodoris Pavlakakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute Kléber Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Tsioris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aris Kortzidis hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Deivid Mineiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Tsioris. AC Milan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deivid Mineiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Diogenis Nestorakis kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Emanuel Guedes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kostas Tsioris. AC Milan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Petros Malioufas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldir Netto was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 81st minute, Petros Malioufas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Waldir Netto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Petros Malioufas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Waldir Netto made a huge save. Petros Malioufas in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Waldir Netto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 91st minute Petros Malioufas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldir Netto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The AC Milan players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.