World League

Bαsi Stadium
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Ntinos Kaliakatsos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 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: 1-0. Walter Gardner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 16 minutes into the match, Nancy AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris came free, but Walter Gardner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Jose F.C. booed when Nancy AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Graham Forster didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walter Gardner saved Nancy AFC from getting behind. After 21 minutes of play, Jose F.C.'s Ntinos Kaliakatsos made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walter Gardner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Themos Panagakis's late challenge caught a Nancy AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Themos Panagakis helped the player get up and apologised. After 23 played minutes Jose F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Themos Panagakis. Jose F.C.'s Aris Zanteroglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Lowe in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Ntinos Kaliakatsos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Walter Gardner. The goal made the score 4-0. In the 31st match minute, Nancy AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dom Woodman to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Jose F.C.'s Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Walter Gardner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. If Jimmy Riad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the game, Jose F.C.'s Ntinos Kaliakatsos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Walter Gardner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 41st minute, Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris made a precise shot to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Periklis Pagopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Gardner having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Jose F.C.'s Themos Panagakis got a free kick in the 46th minute. After 47 played minutes Jose F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Sebastián Reina. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-0 at half-time.

Jose F.C.'s Aris Zanteroglou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Jose F.C. from getting a goal against them. 58 minutes into the game, Jose F.C.'s Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Walter Gardner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris in the 61st minute of play. 9-0 became the score in the 62nd minute when Ntinos Kaliakatsos elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Walter Gardner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Periklis Pagopoulos in the 66th minute of play. Jose F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 67th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Periklis Pagopoulos to score against Walter Gardner in Nancy AFC's goal. 10-0 after 67 minutes. Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Walter Gardner. Walter Gardner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. Walter Gardner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris in the 75th minute of the match. After 76 minutes, Blair Trueman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nancy AFC and the Jose F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jose F.C.'s Adrian Bumbescu got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Walter Gardner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Bumbescu went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 12-0 was the resulting score. Walter Gardner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ntinos Kaliakatsos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Nancy AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris came free, but Walter Gardner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walter Gardner saved Nancy AFC from getting behind. In the 91st minute Themos Panagakis 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. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Jose F.C. had won after a very even match.