World League

TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nontas Markas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nikos Pathekas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Herbert Kosakowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herbert Kosakowski having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Herbert Kosakowski. Koniec Gry's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Nontas Markas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Herbert Kosakowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 minutes, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cyprus Eagles AFC and the Koniec Gry players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 minutes, Przemyslaw Latocha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Koniec Gry and the Cyprus Eagles AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 24 minutes into the match, Koniec Gry's goalkeeper Herbert Kosakowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nontas Markas. In the 25th minute, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Herbert Kosakowski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 31 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos got free with Herbert Kosakowski in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Markos Katselis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Herbert Kosakowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Herbert Kosakowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, one of Koniec Gry:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 43 minutes, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Leonidas Stathis got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Herbert Kosakowski. 46 minutes into the match, Koniec Gry's goalkeeper Herbert Kosakowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nontas Markas. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Herbert Kosakowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dariusz Rozanski was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Koniec Gry's Herbert Kosakowski. Herbert Kosakowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 60 minutes into the game, Nontas Markas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Herbert Kosakowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 64th minute of play forced Koniec Gry's goalkeeper Herbert Kosakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucjan Nalaskowski's late challenge caught a Cyprus Eagles AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucjan Nalaskowski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Koniec Gry getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Lucjan Nalaskowski hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, Nontas Markas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Herbert Kosakowski. Koniec Gry's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nontas Markas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. In the 69th match minute, Koniec Gry was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dariusz Rozanski to maneuver through the defense. Herbert Kosakowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nontas Markas, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Nikos Pathekas took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Herbert Kosakowski. Herbert Kosakowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. If Izydor Literski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the game, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Nontas Markas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Herbert Kosakowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. Markos Katselis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nontas Markas in the 84th minute of play forced Koniec Gry's goalkeeper Herbert Kosakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th match minute, Koniec Gry was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wojciech Szczęsny to maneuver through the defense. If Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11-0 became the score in the 92nd minute when Nikos Pathekas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Lucjan Nalaskowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Koniec Gry's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucjan Nalaskowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavlos Fotiadis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee ended the match the Cyprus Eagles AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.