U21 World League

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ionel Zărnescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. With 3 minutes on the clock, Mundo Suárez commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a defensive mix-up in Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's zone, Panagiotis Sousanis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Senen Paz came out of the goal and Panagiotis Sousanis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Senen Paz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Sousanis in the 6th minute of the match. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Senen Paz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salmakis Pezos in the 9th minute of play. Kaineus Pintzopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionel Zărnescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Senen Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akis Kiriakopoulos in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Ionel Zărnescu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Kaineus Pintzopoulos. Kaineus Pintzopoulos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 16 minutes, Eustaquio Martin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustaquio Martin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kaineus Pintzopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arxel Estruch in the 17th minute of play. After 21 minutes, Asensio Torres mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 and the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Asensio Torres got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 26 minutes into the match, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's goal looked a bit too open when Salmakis Pezos came free, but Senen Paz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Eutropio Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panagiotis Sousanis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Senen Paz made a huge save. In the 33rd minute Leukothoe Lipsanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Senen Paz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eutropio Sancho in the 34th minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Kaineus Pintzopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Leukothoe Lipsanos. After 35 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Lefteris Christodoulou. When Eutropio Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 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 Eutropio Sancho couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Gabi Aizpurua hit a great ball. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Panagiotis Sousanis got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Senen Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leukothoe Lipsanos in the 44th minute of play. Senen Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Sousanis in the 45th minute of play. Senen Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Sousanis in the 47th minute of play. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Panagiotis Sousanis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Senen Paz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salmakis Pezos in the 57th minute of the match. Senen Paz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leukothoe Lipsanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salmakis Pezos in the 61st minute of play forced Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's goalkeeper Senen Paz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Salmakis Pezos got a free kick in the 66th minute. A collision led to ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Panagiotis Sousanis hit a great ball. In the 69th minute Leukothoe Lipsanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Senen Paz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Sousanis came free, but Senen Paz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 79 played minutes Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 got a freekick which was hit by Gabi Aizpurua. Senen Paz came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Panagiotis Sousanis. But to his dismay, Panagiotis Sousanis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Alirio Jareño was substituted for Eutropio Sancho. After 91 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Polybos Christofis. In the 93rd minute Salmakis Pezos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Senen Paz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.