U21 World League

Jose Angel Zuazaga
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sakis Kefalas started the match with the kick off. Mercado Paulista F.C's Ramon Tancredo got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Maximiliano Urtungo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, Mercado Paulista F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Ballas came free, but Isaias Quirze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 played minutes Mercado Paulista F.C got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Urtungo. Armando Rosalio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 14 played minutes Green Hell F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Batiris. Alfredo Dimo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fivos Dadamis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 played minutes Mercado Paulista F.C got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Tancredo. Panagiotis Santis charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Panagiotis Santis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st match minute, Green Hell F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panagiotis Santis to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Sakis Kefalas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaias Quirze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Green Hell F.C.'s goalkeeper Fivos Dadamis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramon Tancredo. In the 24th minute, Ramon Tancredo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fivos Dadamis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 28th match minute, Green Hell F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sotiris Chatzidimitriou to maneuver through the defense. In the 31stth minute of the game Armando Rosalio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Green Hell F.C.'s Fivos Dadamis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ramon Tancredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Green Hell F.C.'s goalkeeper Fivos Dadamis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Rosalio. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armando Rosalio was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakis Kefalas in the 53rd minute of play forced Mercado Paulista F.C's goalkeeper Isaias Quirze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Alfredo Dimo notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Green Hell F.C.'s Fivos Dadamis. Fivos Dadamis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 64th minute, Armando Rosalio made a precise shot to the right of Fivos Dadamis. Green Hell F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Panagiotis Santis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Isaias Quirze. That made the score 4-2 in the 69 minute of play. Sakis Kefalas kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Alfredo Dimo succeeded in the game's 75th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-2. Fivos Dadamis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Dimo in the 78th minute of play. Fivos Dadamis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Dimo in the 84th minute of play. Babbis Kominidis hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Armando Rosalio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mercado Paulista F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Rosalio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfredo Dimo in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fivos Dadamis saved Green Hell F.C. from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Armando Rosalio in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fivos Dadamis prevented the ball from getting in the gole.