U23 World League

Arena Juridica
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Konstantinos Kounenakis made the kick off which started today's match. Zé Pedro Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the JURIDIQUES F.C defense, Konstantinos Kounenakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredinho Cordeiro. The JURIDIQUES F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredinho Cordeiro should have stopped the shot. Konstantinos Kounenakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredinho Cordeiro having to interfere. Alfredinho Cordeiro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when GOD OF WAR's Konstantinos Kounenakis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Kounenakis in the 15th minute of play forced JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Alfredinho Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Konstantinos Kounenakis charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Konstantinos Kounenakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th match minute, GOD OF WAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Kounenakis to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, JURIDIQUES F.C's Emílio Alves got a free kick in the 24th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Lakis Laboglou managed to get in a good position for a shot. GOD OF WAR's supporters rose to their feet, but Lakis Laboglou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredinho Cordeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 26th minute Konstantinos Kounenakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredinho Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Kounenakis in the 27th minute of play. When Joaquim Vargas fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JURIDIQUES F.C's protests and gave Joaquim Vargas a yellow card for diving instead. Joaquim Vargas hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. JURIDIQUES F.C's Alfredinho Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argyris Staboulis in the 32nd minute of play. Argyris Staboulis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eurico Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eurico Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, JURIDIQUES F.C's Emílio Alves got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 40 played minutes, GOD OF WAR's Lakis Laboglou shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alfredinho Cordeiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GOD OF WAR reached it. Alfredinho Cordeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konstantinos Kounenakis's shot from short distance in the 41st minute.

The wind increased when Eurico Nascimento made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, JURIDIQUES F.C's Antônio Carlos Machado got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Narciso Matorin's late challenge caught a GOD OF WAR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narciso Matorin helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of GOD OF WAR booed when JURIDIQUES F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredinho Cordeiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Konstantinos Kounenakis went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Fondas Katralikakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Alfredinho Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Konstantinos Kounenakis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alfredinho Cordeiro, 0-4. In the 79th match minute, GOD OF WAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fondas Katralikakis to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Konstantinos Kounenakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredinho Cordeiro was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Argyris Staboulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredinho Cordeiro having to interfere. Alfredinho Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantinos Kounenakis in the 85th minute of the match. Alfredinho Cordeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konstantinos Kounenakis's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The JURIDIQUES F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. GOD OF WAR were clearly better and deserved to take the win.