U23 World League

El Patriarca Mayor
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcelino Abajas kicked off to start the match. Nikos Kyriakou was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Epifanio Lopes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Epifanio Lopes really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Marcelino Abajas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Nikos Kyriakou made a huge save. Nikos Kyriakou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as El Patriarca ®'s Epifanio Lopes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nikos Kyriakou. That made the score 2-0 after 16 minutes of play. Nikos Kyriakou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siro Abad in the 27th minute of play. BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save BE COOL from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, El Patriarca ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Mouratidis came free, but Djimmy Guimard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikos Kyriakou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelino Abajas in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute Miltos Mouratidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Djimmy Guimard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Miltos Mouratidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Djimmy Guimard was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Djimmy Guimard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustratios Psomiadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Epifanio Lopes 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. A collision led to BE COOL getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Nikos Travezeas hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Epifanio Lopes came free, but Nikos Kyriakou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Djimmy Guimard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustratios Psomiadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eustratios Psomiadis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Apolo Galsino came free, but Nikos Kyriakou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 52nd match minute, El Patriarca ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Lopes to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the game, Gregorio Seber was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Patriarca ®'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BE COOL the free kick. After a rather tough play, El Patriarca ®'s Gregorio Seber got a free kick in the 54th minute. Nikos Kyriakou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Miltos Mouratidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikos Kyriakou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Abajas in the 67th minute of the match. Djimmy Guimard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miltos Mouratidis in the 69th minute. In the 69th minute, Miltos Mouratidis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Djimmy Guimard. The goal made the score 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Marcelino Abajas managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Patriarca ®'s supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelino Abajas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikos Kyriakou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of BE COOL booed when El Patriarca ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Epifanio Lopes came free, but Nikos Kyriakou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Nikos Travezeas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BE COOL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Patriarca ® the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of BE COOL:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of El Patriarca ®:s goal. 93 minutes into the match, El Patriarca ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Lambros Spetsarias came free, but Djimmy Guimard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Djimmy Guimard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltos Mouratidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. El Patriarca ®'s Djimmy Guimard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miltos Mouratidis in the 96th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the El Patriarca ® players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.