U23 World League

The Hundreds Arena
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alessandro Ursini started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Lakis Patsoureas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sao Brasola's Christian Guerrini quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when Sao Brasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filippo Mauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Didier Paták showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacharias Panagoulias in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miltiadis Egomitis in the 9th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Didier Paták to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Didier Paták stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miltiadis Egomitis's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. A collision led to Sao Brasola getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Pio Padre hit a great ball. After 15 played minutes Go Ahead Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Lakis Patsoureas. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sao Brasola! After 22 minutes Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Didier Paták managed, with a little bit of luck, save Periklis Vougiouklis's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. Didier Paták didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomas Mavreas went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Didier Paták made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamatis Lakerdas in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacharias Panagoulias in the 31st minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Didier Paták to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Zacharias Panagoulias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didier Paták saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Mavreas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Didier Paták firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 38th minute, Go Ahead Eagles's Thomas Mavreas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Didier Paták. Didier Paták yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Marinos Agtzidis kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Go Ahead Eagles's zone, Enrico De Tommasi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Themistoklis Charalambakis came out of the goal and Enrico De Tommasi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

After having played for 53 minutes, Zacharias Panagoulias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Go Ahead Eagles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacharias Panagoulias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sao Brasola's Didier Paták played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miltiadis Egomitis in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the game, Go Ahead Eagles's Miltiadis Egomitis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Didier Paták made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 60th minute Thomas Mavreas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didier Paták saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Didier Paták showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltiadis Egomitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Sao Brasola's Filippo Mauro got his second yellow card of the match in the 66th minute. The referee ordered Filippo Mauro off the ground. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when Sao Brasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filippo Mauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Didier Paták showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacharias Panagoulias in the 67th minute of the match. Didier Paták showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Mavreas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After 71 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Kane. Cristo Kane was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 72 minutes into the match. Didier Paták had in the 74thth minute some difficulties stopping Periklis Vougiouklis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Didier Paták made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamatis Lakerdas in the 75th minute of play. Didier Paták made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamatis Lakerdas in the 81st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Stamatis Lakerdas put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Didier Paták. Didier Paták showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stamatis Lakerdas, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Didier Paták showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Mavreas in the 91st minute of the match. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when Sao Brasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrico De Tommasi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 played minutes Go Ahead Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Stelios Panagiotidis. Didier Paták made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamatis Lakerdas in the 95th minute of play.