U23 World League

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) When Júlio Furche fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's protests and gave Júlio Furche a yellow card for diving instead. 4 minutes into the match, Rafael Leão dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paulinho Viana, 1-0. With an all-out effort, MICE F.C.'s Paulinho Viana threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Stefanos Stavroulis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. M. Dedy Giatrakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Furche, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After 9 played minutes MICE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Hajdin Bakirtzidis. In the 12th minute, Júlio Furche ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. M. Dedy Giatrakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Eutichios Karanasioss short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Paulinho Viana to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rafael Leão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Paulinho Viana made a huge save. When Manos Kapriniotis fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MICE F.C.'s protests and gave Manos Kapriniotis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, MICE F.C.'s Manos Kapriniotis got a free kick in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's zone, Eutichios Karanasios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulinho Viana came out of the goal and Eutichios Karanasios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paulinho Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefanos Stavroulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Júlio Furche got his second yellow card of the match in the 34th minute. The referee ordered Júlio Furche off the ground. After 34 played minutes THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Furche. 42 minutes into the match, Giovanni Parisis notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Paulinho Viana. Paulinho Viana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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 2-1.

The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manos Kapriniotis didn't get a good kick on the ball. MICE F.C.'s M. Dedy Giatrakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save MICE F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute, Rafael Leão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulinho Viana was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Stefanos Stavroulis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Tony Tasso hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Flavio Maciel made a precise shot to the right of M. Dedy Giatrakis. MICE F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Flavio Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without M. Dedy Giatrakis having to interfere. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Paulinho Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Parisis in the 78th minute of play. Paulinho Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Leão in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eutichios Karanasios didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper M. Dedy Giatrakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flavio Maciel. Paulinho Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eutichios Karanasios, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Paulinho Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Parisis, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. If Flavio Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manos Kapriniotis didn't get a good kick on the ball.