World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Panos Kallitzakis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eike Hörtnagel scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eike Hörtnagel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Eike Hörtnagel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eike Hörtnagel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 11 minutes, Dimitris Stefanoglou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Toutourouki f.c. and the Sakálok players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Stefanoglou to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute, Eike Hörtnagel made a precise shot to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. If Eike Hörtnagel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eike Hörtnagel came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Sakálok's Eike Hörtnagel in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Toutourouki f.c.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 20th minute, Caspar Motter ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tolis Mantouvalos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Hupach in the 23rd minute of play. Eike Hörtnagel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolis Mantouvalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute Eike Hörtnagel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eike Hörtnagel might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolis Mantouvalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eike Hörtnagel ran back to his position shaking his head. 32 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eike Hörtnagel came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Eike Hörtnagel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tolis Mantouvalos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Dimitris Stefanoglou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Tzvetoslav Desov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eike Hörtnagel in the 43rd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caspar Motter in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Eike Hörtnagel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sakálok fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Caspar Motter made the kick off in the second half. Panos Zablakos kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caspar Motter in the 53rd minute of play. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Sakálok's Caspar Motter. But to his dismay, Caspar Motter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. When Albert Hupach fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sakálok's protests and gave Albert Hupach a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sakálok getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Albert Hupach hit a great ball. Sakálok made a substitution. Alex Zádori replaced Eike Hörtnagel. After 62 played minutes Sakálok got a freekick which was hit by Albert Hupach. Sakálok were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Toutourouki f.c.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gottfrid Brovall took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Gottfrid Brovall got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tolis Mantouvalos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alex Zádori hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Sakálok's Dániel Polgár was substituted for Albert Hupach. In the 69th match minute, Sakálok was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Zádori to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Toutourouki f.c.'s zone, Caspar Motter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal and Caspar Motter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caspar Motter in the 80th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Zádori, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Tolis Mantouvalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Caspar Motter's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Toutourouki f.c.'s zone, Caspar Motter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal and Caspar Motter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christos Taktikos hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Caspar Motter took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Tolis Mantouvalos to make any attempt to save it. When the final whistle sounded Sakálok left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Toutourouki f.c..