World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 孙翀延 made the kick off which started today's match. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邵常夕 in the 4th minute of the match. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邵常夕 in the 6th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 孙翀延 in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolis Mantouvalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by 林川林 in the 11th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Toutourouki f.c. defense, 林川林 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. The Toutourouki f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolis Mantouvalos should have stopped the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when 林川林 came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 孙翀延 in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolis Mantouvalos saved Toutourouki f.c. from getting behind. 21 minutes into the match, 宁夏固原犀牛队's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Kallitzakis came free, but 龙青乐 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 邵常夕 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolis Mantouvalos having to interfere. The audience was convinced that 林川林's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. 孙翀延 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 林川林, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Toutourouki f.c.'s zone, 吴冰银 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal and 吴冰银 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute Kleanthis Manousaridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 龙青乐 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Panos Kallitzakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, 宁夏固原犀牛队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 林川林 to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the game, 邵常夕 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 宁夏固原犀牛队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Toutourouki f.c. the free kick. A collision led to 宁夏固原犀牛队 getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. 邵常夕 hit a great ball. 孙翀延 took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tolis Mantouvalos. Tolis Mantouvalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Stefanos Periou hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 林川林, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, 孙翀延 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tolis Mantouvalos, 0-4. After 74 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Demis Thanos. With a little luck, Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos got control of the ball when 邵常夕 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 吴冰银 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tolis Mantouvalos came out and tried to block the shot, but 吴冰银 slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 76th minute. 邵常夕 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Panos Zablakos hit a great ball. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when 林川林 sent off a good shot on target. If 邵常夕 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 邵常夕 struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 宁夏固原犀牛队. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when 孙翀延 sent off a good shot on target. 孙翀延 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Tolis Mantouvalos made a huge save. 宁夏固原犀牛队'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.