U21 World League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodriguinho Dias kicked off to start the match. A hard shot 6 in the game by Alexandros Karakotsos from a close distance when the talented Tony de Sena managed to make a qualified save. Sandinense ADF's players were relieved. Tony de Sena made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Alexandros Karakotsos sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute, Arnaldo Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Karakotsos in the 15th minute of play forced Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Tony de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Vassilis Tournas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tilemachos Manouselis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodriguinho Dias in the 21st minute of the match. Cássio Maia hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Tony de Sena was a little too slow when Vassilis Tournas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-0. Alexandros Karakotsos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Tony de Sena skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 33rd minute of play forced Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Tony de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony de Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vassilis Tournas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The supporters of Tabachana F.C. booed when Sandinense ADF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Carioca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romário Linares struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Tilemachos Manouselis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sandinense ADF. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexandros Karakotsos made a kick off. Tony de Sena came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Tabachana F.C.'s Vassilis Tournas. But to his dismay, Vassilis Tournas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Karakotsos in the 56th minute of play forced Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Tony de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Vassilis Tournas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tabachana F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After 60 played minutes Sandinense ADF got a freekick which was hit by Toninho Vaz. In the 67th minute Alexis Idrotoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony de Sena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fragiskos Stergakos in the 68th minute of play forced Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Tony de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandinense ADF's Tony de Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 75th minute of play. Tony de Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vassilis Tournas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony de Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vassilis Tournas in the 81st minute of play. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Alexis Idrotoglou sped through Sandinense ADF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tony de Sena. In the 90th minute, Vassilis Tournas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tabachana F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 95 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s Vassilis Tournas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony de Sena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tabachana F.C. had played much better football throughout.