U23 World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ciriaco Vito kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Martín Ibrahimovic came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Saul Remicio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barrilete Cósmico FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Toutourouki f.c. the free kick. 7 minutes into the game, one of Barrilete Cósmico FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Vito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 15th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefanos Periou to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Martín Ibrahimovic came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Martín Ibrahimovic came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barrilete Cósmico FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Saul Remicio in the 20th minute. Barrilete Cósmico FC's Saul Remicio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Ibrahimovic in the 23rd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martín Ibrahimovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Martín Ibrahimovic came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Barrilete Cósmico FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Martín Ibrahimovic couldn't finish the play. Ramiro Nicholas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vrasidas Liouras's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Ibrahimovic in the 29th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramiro Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Faris Seng sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd match minute, Barrilete Cósmico FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Caniggia to maneuver through the defense. Ramiro Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vrasidas Liouras in the 43rd minute of play. Ramiro Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vrasidas Liouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After 50 minutes Barrilete Cósmico FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Giorgos Kazatzidis who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Christos Taktikos managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Martín Ibrahimovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Barrilete Cósmico FC defense, Faris Seng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramiro Nicholas. The Barrilete Cósmico FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramiro Nicholas should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerasimos Kalonis in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramiro Nicholas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stefanos Periou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Ramiro Nicholas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciriaco Vito's late challenge caught a Toutourouki f.c.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciriaco Vito helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Ciriaco Vito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute Martín Ibrahimovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Christos Taktikos hit a great ball. In the 84th minute Martín Ibrahimovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arsenio Heriberto's late challenge caught a Toutourouki f.c.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arsenio Heriberto helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Barrilete Cósmico FC got a freekick which was hit by Arsenio Heriberto. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ramiro Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vrasidas Liouras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Toutourouki f.c. were the better team. Toutourouki f.c.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.