U23 World League

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) TZITZIFIES's Giorgos Dogramadzhiev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timos Pagarliotas in the 3rd minute of play forced Barbie Doll United U23's goalkeeper Orlando Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Vellosos short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Giorgos Nifitsas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Orlando Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Dogramadzhiev in the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Barbie Doll United U23 booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Argyris Tripolitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Barbie Doll United U23's Waldemar de Godoi tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Giorgos Nifitsas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlinhos Maciel. Orlando Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolis Stergiotis in the 21st minute of play. Waldemar de Godoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Nifitsas having to interfere. After 24 played minutes TZITZIFIES got a freekick which was hit by Argyris Tripolitis. Giorgos Nifitsas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlinhos Maciel in the 25th minute. With his leg Giorgos Nifitsas managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Barbie Doll United U23's Carlinhos Maciel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 30th minute, Trifon Chalkias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TZITZIFIES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Orlando Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theofanis Trigonakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, TZITZIFIES's Giorgos Nifitsas got control of the ball when Carlinhos Maciel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Orlando Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Dogramadzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st match minute, TZITZIFIES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Akrividis to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Trifon Chalkias took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Orlando Barral. Orlando Barral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Giorgos Nifitsas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Maciel in the 60th minute of the match. Trifon Chalkias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Carlinhos Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Carlinhos Maciel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giorgos Nifitsas was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. A collision led to TZITZIFIES getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Theofanis Trigonakis hit a great ball. Luciano Velloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Nifitsas having to interfere. Luciano Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Barbie Doll United U23's Orlando Barral got control of the ball when Giorgos Dogramadzhiev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's Tolis Stergiotis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orlando Barral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With 92 minutes on the clock, Oséias Bastos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Orlando Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trifon Chalkias in the 95th minute of the match. TZITZIFIES's Trifon Chalkias suffered a sprained foot after 98 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Carlinhos da Costa fell near the penalty area in the 99th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barbie Doll United U23's protests and gave Carlinhos da Costa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 101st minute there was a penalty for TZITZIFIES. Timos Pagarliotas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Orlando Barral. 0-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched TZITZIFIES eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.