U21 World League

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Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vassilis Symeonakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ábel Barta came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by O.T.E's Vassilis Symeonakis. But to his dismay, Vassilis Symeonakis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. A collision led to Hungarian Olympic getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Mihály Pollák hit a great ball. Ábel Barta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thrasivoulos Stamatis in the 13th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers János Fazekas in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stamatis Bravos saved O.T.E from getting behind. Hungarian Olympic's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by György Király in the 16th minute. When Hungarian Olympic's János Fazekas in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye O.T.E's goalie prevented a goal. Mihály Pollák blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stamatis Bravos having to make a save. If János Fazekas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. János Dala blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stamatis Bravos having to make a save. After a rather tough play, O.T.E's Sandro Fonseca got a free kick in the 33rd minute. János Fazekas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Stamatis Bravos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, O.T.E's Dimosthenis Tsalouchidis got a free kick in the 39th minute. György Király took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stamatis Bravos. O.T.E's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 48th minute, Iason Kantimiris reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ábel Barta. The goal made the score 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for János Fazekas to strike the kick off in the second half. O.T.E's Fotis Papadimas got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stamatis Bravos made an important save on a dangerous shot by János Fazekas in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute János Fazekas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stamatis Bravos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. László Nemes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stamatis Bravos having to interfere. After 69 minutes of play, O.T.E's Dimosthenis Tsalouchidis made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ábel Barta was left in no man's land by his defense there! 75 minutes into the match, Hungarian Olympic's György Király broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Stamatis Bravos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihály Pollák in the 81st minute of the match. Stamatis Bravos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihály Pollák in the 84th minute of the match. In the 84th match minute, Hungarian Olympic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by György Király to maneuver through the defense. György Király hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Symeonakis in the 90th minute of play forced Hungarian Olympic's goalkeeper Ábel Barta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, György Király hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, Hungarian Olympic's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Symeonakis came free, but Ábel Barta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Symeonakis in the 95th minute of play forced Hungarian Olympic's goalkeeper Ábel Barta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute, Hungarian Olympic's Máté Berta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stamatis Bravos. Stamatis Bravos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2.