U23 World League

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luo Sen Jian kicked off to start the match. Kolkhis Papadakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Lind, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Luo Sen Jian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Youth Academy Of Rhye fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Lind came free, but Kolkhis Papadakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Youth Academy Of Rhye's Sven Lind nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kolkhis Papadakos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The supporters of Youth Academy Of Rhye booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kerkops Giangos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Youth Academy Of Rhye booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kerkops Giangos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's zone, Fred Kruuse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kolkhis Papadakos came out of the goal and Fred Kruuse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute of the match, Odysseas Atsidakos sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Robin Vaktarhus showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Kolkhis Papadakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Kruuse in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dimitris Alatza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Youth Academy Of Rhye getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Luo Sen Jian hit a great ball. In the 57th minute of the match Odysseas Atsidakos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Robin Vaktarhus showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Kerkops Giangos got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Sven Lind got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Youth Academy Of Rhye getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Luo Sen Jian hit a great ball. Simeon Lalagos might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robin Vaktarhus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Simeon Lalagos ran back to his position shaking his head. Nessos Blades sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robin Vaktarhus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Alatza, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 80 minutes, Zhao Feng mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Youth Academy Of Rhye and the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Youth Academy Of Rhye's Zhao Feng got a free kick in the 81st minute. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Kolkhis Papadakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Kolkhis Papadakos got control of the ball when Fred Kruuse tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kolkhis Papadakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luo Sen Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 played minutes Youth Academy Of Rhye got a freekick which was hit by Luo Sen Jian. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Youth Academy Of Rhye eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.