U21 World League

Barloo Stadion
Spectators: 8063 (Terracing: 6049, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) Petros Ntonas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martien Huizinga in the 3rd minute of the match. Antonis Vrazilianos hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Petros Ntonas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Petros Ntonas made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Arcan Çapan sent off a good shot on target. Panos Siafakas, 19 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Fausto de Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonis Vrazilianos in the 22nd minute of play. If Simos Zacharenios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ed Bijlsma got free with Petros Ntonas in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th match minute, Saronida FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyriakos Patemtzis to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Saronida FC's zone, Bonifacio Sansone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petros Ntonas came out of the goal and Bonifacio Sansone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sotiris Pavlidis hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Bonifacio Sansone was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 33rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Saronida FC defense, Arcan Çapan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Petros Ntonas. The Saronida FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Petros Ntonas should have stopped the shot. In the 40th minute Arcan Çapan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petros Ntonas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitris Koubouris's late challenge caught a FCF north's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimitris Koubouris helped the player get up and apologised. When FCF north's Arcan Çapan in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saronida FC's goalie prevented a goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antonis Vrazilianos to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Arcan Çapan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Petros Ntonas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Petros Ntonas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martien Huizinga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto de Almeida made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Antonis Vrazilianos sent off a good shot on target. Petros Ntonas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martien Huizinga went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Saronida FC's Petros Ntonas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ed Bijlsma in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ed Bijlsma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petros Ntonas was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. The FCF north fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when FCF north's Ed Bijlsma 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 71st minute Ed Bijlsma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petros Ntonas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Martien Huizinga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FCF north fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 78 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martien Huizinga came free, but Petros Ntonas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FCF north's Fausto de Almeida got control of the ball when Antonis Vrazilianos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Saronida FC's Petros Ntonas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Bilintx in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute Arcan Çapan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petros Ntonas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petros Ntonas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Bilintx, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonis Vrazilianos got free with Fausto de Almeida in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arcan Çapan in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Petros Ntonas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Kyriakos Patemtzis fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saronida FC's protests and gave Kyriakos Patemtzis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Saronida FC's Dimitris Koubouris got a free kick in the 97th minute. Petros Ntonas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifacio Sansone in the 98th minute of play. FCF north's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.