U23 World League

Neptune Arena
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adam Brun made the kick off which started today's match. Kolkhis Papadakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Kruuse in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Youth Academy Of Rhye booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akis Mestas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Youth Academy Of Rhye's Adam Brun got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ booed when Youth Academy Of Rhye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niclas Beneth didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Youth Academy Of Rhye's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Sousanis came free, but Jonathan Vallin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Vallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hyllos Hagias in the 18th minute of the match. Jonathan Vallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hyllos Hagias in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hyllos Hagias in the 27th minute of play forced Youth Academy Of Rhye's goalkeeper Jonathan Vallin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Vallin 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 28th minute. Niclas Beneth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kolkhis Papadakos having to interfere. Jonathan Vallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Alatza in the 37th minute of the match. Jonathan Vallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hyllos Hagias in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Youth Academy Of Rhye's Zhao Feng got a free kick in the 40th minute. An unexpected shot in the 45th minute by Sven Lind got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Hyllos Hagias looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hyllos Hagias was the one to do the kick off. Fred Kruuse struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Kolkhis Papadakos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Youth Academy Of Rhye. A collision led to ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Koronis Panoulias hit a great ball. Hyllos Hagias might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Vallin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hyllos Hagias ran back to his position shaking his head. Youth Academy Of Rhye's Stig-Arne Sjöö was substituted for Fan Ping Ting. After 70 minutes, Akis Mestas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ and the Youth Academy Of Rhye players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Youth Academy Of Rhye booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akis Mestas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Alkestis Stasinopoulos got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Niclas Beneth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Youth Academy Of Rhye's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niclas Beneth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Vallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hyllos Hagias in the 77th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Youth Academy Of Rhye's goalkeeper Jonathan Vallin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Panagiotis Sousanis. Hyllos Hagiass short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Jonathan Vallin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jonathan Vallin made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Panagiotis Sousanis sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Vallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Alatza in the 94th minute of the match. Niclas Beneth might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kolkhis Papadakos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Niclas Beneth ran back to his position shaking his head. During the 97th minute of the match Akis Mestas completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Akis Mestas a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Akis Mestas hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.