U21 World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 150) In the 6th minute Anibal Hegoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Maltezos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaac Remir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonis Maltezos having to interfere. When Anastasio Diegotxe fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PLASNIKE's protests and gave Anastasio Diegotxe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Anastasio Diegotxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dimitris Kalokiris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonis Maltezos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Remir in the 18th minute of the match. If Isaac Remir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonis Maltezos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Remir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anibal Hegoi in the 21st minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Antonis Maltezos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, GREEN LIONS's Sakis Kaberis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Apostolis Nafpliotis hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. When Anibal Hegoi came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the PLASNIKE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anibal Hegoi couldn't finish the play. PLASNIKE's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fausto Solustiano in the 33rd minute. Marciano Pacifico hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Apostolis Nafpliotis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maximiliano Jeraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleftherios Fasoulas in the 46th minute of the match. Vladimiro Egoitz's late challenge caught a GREEN LIONS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vladimiro Egoitz helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Vladimiro Egoitz got a free kick in the 47th minute. Apostolis Nafpliotis shot a long shot in the 48th minute and a light blocked Maximiliano Jeraldo hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eleftherios Fasoulas to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Eleftherios Fasoulas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maximiliano Jeraldo. PLASNIKE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eleftherios Fasoulas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Isaac Remir got a free kick in the 57th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eleftherios Fasoulas in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximiliano Jeraldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Maximiliano Jeraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Kalokiris in the 60th minute of the match. Emmanouil Bakogiannis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Apostolis Nafpliotis got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute Dimitris Kalokiris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Jeraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anibal Hegoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when PLASNIKE's Fausto Solustiano in the 69th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Antonis Maltezos was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for GREEN LIONS through an amazing save. In the 70thth minute of the game Fausto Solustiano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78th minute of the match, Fausto Solustiano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Antonis Maltezos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Anibal Hegoi came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the PLASNIKE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anibal Hegoi couldn't finish the play. Maximiliano Jeraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Kaberis in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Victorino Balendin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 played minutes, GREEN LIONS's Apostolis Nafpliotis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Maximiliano Jeraldo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GREEN LIONS reached it. Maximiliano Jeraldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eleftherios Fasoulas in the 94th minute of play. Fausto Solustiano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antonis Maltezos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 99th minute of play.