World League

Sipaki Aréna
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nontas Markas 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. A hard shot 4 in the game by Neymar Da Silva from a close distance when the talented Pavlos Fotiadis managed to make a qualified save. Cyprus Eagles AFC's players were relieved. Nikos Pathekas hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis got control of the ball when Neymar Da Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 8th minute of the match Várdomb got a corner. Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mendiko Angles ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Cyprus Eagles AFC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Leonidas Stathis hit a great ball. Olaf Wieczorek scored 1-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neymar Da Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Cyprus Eagles AFC defense, Imre Herceg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis. The Cyprus Eagles AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavlos Fotiadis should have stopped the shot. Neymar Da Silvas short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Pavlos Fotiadis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 24 minutes, Nikos Pathekas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cyprus Eagles AFC and the Várdomb players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nikos Pathekas hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Neymar Da Silva who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Pavlos Fotiadis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Imre Hercegs short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Pavlos Fotiadis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pape Lillo in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavlos Fotiadis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Pavlos Fotiadis managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Várdomb's Neymar Da Silva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The Várdomb fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Várdomb's Neymar Da Silva 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With his leg Pavlos Fotiadis managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Várdomb's Neymar Da Silva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

Pape Lillo hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marciano Marino came out and tried to block the shot, but Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 59th minute. In the 64th minute Neymar Da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Fotiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pape Lillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavlos Fotiadis was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. If Olaf Wieczorek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Olaf Wieczorek struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Pavlos Fotiadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Várdomb. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Neymar Da Silva put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis. 78 minutes into the game, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nontas Markas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marciano Marino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. In the 82nd minute, Nikos Pathekas made a precise shot to the right of Marciano Marino. Várdomb's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-3. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nikos Pathekas got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Nikos Pathekas off the ground. After a rather tough play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nikos Pathekas got a free kick in the 90th minute.