U21 World League

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alexis Dellios took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eustratios Vertsotis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Arósio in the 3rd minute of the match. Eustratios Vertsotis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Arósio in the 3rd minute of the match. Alexis Dellios could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Ricardo Carneiro made a huge save. In the 7th minute Cacá Arósio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustratios Vertsotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eustratios Vertsotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheito Molek in the 9th minute of play. If Soulis Partalis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Soulis Partalis in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Soulis Partalis got free with Ricardo Carneiro in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexis Dellios got free with Ricardo Carneiro in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Koban in the 24th minute of play. In the 28th match minute, Limoeiro-PE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olívio Vasconcelos to maneuver through the defense. Soulis Partalis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricardo Carneiro. Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eustratios Vertsotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yan Koban, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Ricardo Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Markos Kareklopoulos in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Grigoris Plexioudas got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 36 played minutes Olympiacos FC got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Dellios. In the 43rd match minute, Limoeiro-PE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olívio Vasconcelos to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitris Koudas got free with Ricardo Carneiro in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 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 Cacá Arósio to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Soulis Partalis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Carneiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Chiquinho Curado fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Limoeiro-PE FC's protests and gave Chiquinho Curado a yellow card for diving instead. Chiquinho Curado kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Soulis Partalis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricardo Carneiro. Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Olympiacos FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Raphael Borges scored to the left of an out of position Eustratios Vertsotis, making the score, 0-1. Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raphael Borges in the 60th minute of play. In the 66th match minute, Limoeiro-PE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chiquinho Curado to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when Limoeiro-PE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olívio Vasconcelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute Soulis Partalis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Dellios in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Alexis Dellios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Carneiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitris Koudas's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. A collision led to Olympiacos FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Dimitris Koudas hit a great ball. A collision led to Olympiacos FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Dimitris Koudas hit a great ball. After having played for 79 minutes, Yan Koban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Limoeiro-PE FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yan Koban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rdth minute of the game Dimitris Koudas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Limoeiro-PE FC's Ricardo Carneiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Koban in the 86th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Eustratios Vertsotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soulis Partalis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricardo Carneiro. Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 94th minute Dimitris Koudas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Limoeiro-PE FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.