World League

Stade Marcel Picot
Spectators: 7403 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 54) In the 9th minute, Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jose F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jose F.C.'s Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Ntinos Kaliakatsos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ntinos Kaliakatsos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Walter Gardner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 21stth minute of the game Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 24th minute of play forced Nancy AFC's goalkeeper Walter Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 25th minute of play forced Nancy AFC's goalkeeper Walter Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Jose F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Jose F.C.'s Ntinos Kaliakatsos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 35th match minute, Jose F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ntinos Kaliakatsos to maneuver through the defense. Adrian Bumbescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Gardner having to interfere. In the 46th minute Ntinos Kaliakatsos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Gardner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walter Gardner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Bumbescu in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute Jimmy Riad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aris Zanteroglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ntinos Kaliakatsos got free with Walter Gardner in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Walter Gardner made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Ntinos Kaliakatsos sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute, Claudio Bassani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aris Zanteroglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimmy Riad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aris Zanteroglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Howard in the 66th minute of play. Walter Gardner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 69th minute. Walter Gardner was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. If Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Jose F.C.'s Ntinos Kaliakatsos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Gardner having to interfere. Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Nancy AFC from getting a goal against them. Adrian Bumbescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Walter Gardner made a huge save. Jimmy Riad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aris Zanteroglou having to interfere. With a little luck, Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner got control of the ball when Ntinos Kaliakatsos tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Nancy AFC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Felix Howard hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Jose F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.