World League

Estadio Calicas
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fotis Melas started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Lipochσrion FC booed when Loures was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Éder Brochado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Panagiotis Kissas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azar Azarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanos Agapoulis hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute of the match Azar Azarov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Panagiotis Kissas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lipochσrion FC's Panagiotis Kissas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Lipochσrion FC from getting a goal against them. Mikolaj Bartoszek kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Panagiotis Kissas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rasmus Højlund in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fotis Melas in the 28th minute of play forced Loures's goalkeeper Lucca Galvan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Fotis Melas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucca Galvan was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 33rd minute, Rodrigo Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Panagiotis Kissas. Lipochσrion FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 39th minute, Necat Baysal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lipochσrion FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Lucca Galvan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fotis Melas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Fotis Melas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucca Galvan. Loures's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fotis Melas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rasmus Højlund to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodrigo Ribeiro in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Panagiotis Kissas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Loures's Lucca Galvan got control of the ball when Necat Baysal tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Fotis Melas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azar Azarov in the 59th minute of play forced Lipochσrion FC's goalkeeper Panagiotis Kissas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Necat Baysal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Lucca Galvan made a huge save. 66 minutes into the match, Lipochσrion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Ribeiro came free, but Panagiotis Kissas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Rodrigo Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Kissas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panagiotis Kissas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Azar Azarov in the 70th minute of play. Lipochσrion FC's Panagiotis Kissas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasmus Højlund in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Loures's goalkeeper Lucca Galvan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fotis Melas. Lucca Galvan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fotis Melas, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Lucca Galvan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Necat Baysal in the 83rd minute. Loures's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Necat Baysal scored to the left of an out of position Lucca Galvan, making the score, 2-3. In the 90th minute Azar Azarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Kissas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Necat Baysal got free with Lucca Galvan in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Lipochσrion FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.