U23 World League

GENTI KULE
Spectators: 7412 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 70) Nikos Kalkavouras started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 minutes of play, ΟΦΗ's Giannis Tzanetos made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Laurențiu Pârâianu was left in no man's land by his defense there! ΟΦΗ's Nikos Kalkavouras got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Opincaru came free, but Theofanis Marinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of DINAMO booed when ΟΦΗ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Babbis Prokos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theofanis Marinakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabin Piersic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. DINAMO's Laurențiu Pârâianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Kalkavouras in the 25th minute of play. Theofanis Marinakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryszard Borcz, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. With his leg Laurențiu Pârâianu managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when ΟΦΗ's Nikos Kalkavouras fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Laurențiu Pârâianu managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when ΟΦΗ's Nikos Kalkavouras fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nikos Kalkavouras's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laurențiu Pârâianu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th match minute, ΟΦΗ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Prokos to maneuver through the defense. Leonard Demian hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. ΟΦΗ's Antonis Papagrigoriou couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for DINAMO. Nikos Kalkavouras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 minutes into the match, Dumitru Opincaru had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Theofanis Marinakis. ΟΦΗ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dumitru Opincaru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dumitru Opincaru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Nikos Kalkavouras managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΟΦΗ's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikos Kalkavouras was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laurențiu Pârâianu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 66 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Piersic came free, but Theofanis Marinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dumitru Opincaru who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Theofanis Marinakis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Dumitru Opincaru sped through ΟΦΗ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Theofanis Marinakis. 75 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Borcz came free, but Theofanis Marinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Borcz in the 75th minute of play. ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Nicodim in the 80th minute of play. In the 80th minute, DINAMO's Lucrețiu Nicodim ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Theofanis Marinakis. Theofanis Marinakis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Ryszard Borcz hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Ilias Lazanas hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Lucrețiu Nicodim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Laurențiu Pârâianu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Kalkavouras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The DINAMO 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.