World League

Estadio Todo Rojo
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Theofilos Triantafyllidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Orkatz in the 3rd minute of play. If Godfredo George had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ayhan Özbey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Pathekas, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Pavlos Fotiadis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adolfo Orkatz went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luo Ming Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Luo Ming Peng notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis. Pavlos Fotiadis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cyprus Eagles AFC's protests and gave Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos got a free kick in the 17th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luo Ming Peng in the 23rd 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. 24 minutes into the match, Svit Snabb notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis. Pavlos Fotiadis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 29 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Orkatz came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match, Luo Ming Peng tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pavlos Fotiadis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svit Snabb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavlos Fotiadis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Godfredo George in the 44th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luo Ming Peng stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Luo Ming Peng 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Orkatz in the 56th minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Luo Ming Peng came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 played minutes Cyprus Eagles AFC got a freekick which was hit by Markos Katselis. Pavlos Fotiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luo Ming Peng in the 66th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Adolfo Orkatz 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. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Godfredo George might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pavlos Fotiadis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Godfredo George ran back to his position shaking his head. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Orkatz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavlos Fotiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luo Ming Peng in the 80th minute of the match. Luo Ming Peng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Pavlos Fotiadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Svit Snabb came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Pathekas to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Cyprus Eagles AFC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Nikos Pathekas hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the game, Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Hector Servando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavlos Fotiadis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Adolfo Orkatz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Pavlos Fotiadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Poker de Ases ⚜️'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.