U23 World League

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Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sakis Kefalas started the match with the kick off. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Arthur Borges shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Fivos Dadamis but with some difficulty. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Diego de Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego de Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fivos Dadamis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Diogo Vaz was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 8th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Fivos Dadamis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Vaz in the 12th minute of the match. In the 12th match minute, Green Hell F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sakis Kefalas to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Diogo Vaz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fivos Dadamis. Fivos Dadamis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. In the 25thth minute of the game Diogo Vaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Green Hell F.C.'s Fivos Dadamis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Cipriano Seco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fivos Dadamis, 4-0. Fivos Dadamis was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Gilson Diniz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gilson Diniz really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. If Cipriano Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Murillo Gomes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sakis Kefalas went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Green Hell F.C. defense, Diogo Vaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fivos Dadamis. The Green Hell F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fivos Dadamis should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 7-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilson Diniz made a kick off. 50 minutes into the match, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Gilson Diniz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fivos Dadamis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Vítor Lopes in the 52nd minute of play forced Green Hell F.C.'s goalkeeper Fivos Dadamis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Green Hell F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Diego de Barros came free, but Fivos Dadamis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fivos Dadamis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego de Barros in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Green Hell F.C.'s Babbis Vournas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 7-2. In the 58th minute, one of Green Hell F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Green Hell F.C.. The referee gave ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ a penalty, 59 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Arthur Borges, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Green Hell F.C.'s Fivos Dadamis. 8-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilson Diniz in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fivos Dadamis saved Green Hell F.C. from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilson Diniz in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fivos Dadamis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Gilson Diniz put it in 9-2 from a short distance just to the right of Fivos Dadamis. 69 minutes into the match, Diogo Vaz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fivos Dadamis. Green Hell F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diogo Vaz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-2. José Vítor Lopes's late challenge caught a Green Hell F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Vítor Lopes helped the player get up and apologised. José Vítor Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Gilson Diniz notched a goal, 11-2, to the right of Green Hell F.C.'s Fivos Dadamis. Fivos Dadamis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Green Hell F.C.'s Fivos Dadamis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogo Vaz in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a corner. Green Hell F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arthur Borges ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some careless play in the Green Hell F.C. defense, Diogo Vaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fivos Dadamis. The Green Hell F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fivos Dadamis should have stopped the shot. Sakis Kefalas's late challenge caught a ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sakis Kefalas helped the player get up and apologised. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ made a substitution. Doni Vides replaced Filipe Tande. After a rather tough play, Green Hell F.C.'s Sakis Kefalas got a free kick in the 94th minute. Fivos Dadamis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilson Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.