U23 World League

ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 7582 (Terracing: 5687, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) In the 4th minute, Curcio Amer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gianluigi Donnarumma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giannis Lazarakis in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, Paul Raoult made a precise shot to the right of Makis Tselementes. ΠΑΟΚ FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 11th minute Donatello Incera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makis Tselementes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Banasidis in the 13th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when PERSPOLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro León didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute, Donatello Incera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PERSPOLIS's Gianluigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Lazarakis in the 21st minute of play. Paul Raoult struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Makis Tselementes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PERSPOLIS. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donatello Incera in the 25th minute of play forced ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper Makis Tselementes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Gianluigi Donnarumma managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when ΠΑΟΚ FC's Giannis Lazarakis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. PERSPOLIS's Gianluigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vassilis Banasidis in the 31st minute of play. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexis Stratigakis in the 34th minute of the match. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Makis Tselementes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curcio Amer in the 37th minute of play. Makis Tselementes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donatello Incera in the 40th minute of the match. Anestis Kapataidakis hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giannis Lazarakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Makis Tselementes got control of the ball when Curcio Amer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Makis Tselementes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donatello Incera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute Anestis Kapataidakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper Makis Tselementes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Curcio Amer. 60 minutes into the match, Paul Raoult had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Makis Tselementes. ΠΑΟΚ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paul Raoult was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Banasidis in the 68th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stratos Tzolis kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Pedro León's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Makis Tselementes firmly grabbed it by the left post. 80 minutes into the match, PERSPOLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Banasidis came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cesario Bajo fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PERSPOLIS's protests and gave Cesario Bajo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when PERSPOLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesario Bajo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Lazarakis in the 94th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PERSPOLIS's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.