World League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andreas Korpetis in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jorge Caetano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jorge Caetano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Korpetis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Tsevas in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Korpetis in the 6th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charis Raftopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbin De Ruyter in the 8th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Konstantinos Tsevas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jorge Caetano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 22nd minute Robbin De Ruyter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charis Raftopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Vakoufi Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Huang Tian Ao didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Caetano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Tsevas in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute Vakoufi Utd were awarded a corner. Konstantinos Tsevas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Konstantinos Tsevas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano did a great save. Vito Teles was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 29 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, one of Zero Gravity:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Zero Gravity. Qin Fei Chao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacobus Sommers hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Korpetis came free, but Jorge Caetano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Zero Gravity defense, Konstantinos Tsevas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jorge Caetano. The Zero Gravity fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jorge Caetano should have stopped the shot.

The wind increased when Robbin De Ruyter made the kick off in the second half. Konstantinos Tsevas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Caetano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birkan Balıkçı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zero Gravity were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Vakoufi Utd's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Matías Roganov took the corner. The corner led Zero Gravity's Matías Roganov to fire away a dangerous shot which Charis Raftopoulos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 59th minute, Andreas Korpetis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jorge Caetano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Korpetis in the 73rd minute of play. Laurent Elzen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Charis Raftopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zero Gravity made a substitution. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski replaced Robbin De Ruyter. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Birkan Balıkçı hit a great ball. After 78 played minutes, Zero Gravity's Matías Roganov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Charis Raftopoulos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zero Gravity reached it. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Andreas Korpetis took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Jorge Caetano to make any attempt to save it. After 82 played minutes Vakoufi Utd got a freekick which was hit by Huang Tian Ao. Jorge Caetano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Korpetis in the 85th minute of the match. Charis Raftopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiberto Bernebe in the 86th minute of the match. Zero Gravity's Matías Roganov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Charis Raftopoulos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jorge Caetano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantinos Tsevas in the 89th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Laurent Elzen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 96 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Charis Raftopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vakoufi Utd eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.