U21 World League

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vladimiros Pardalakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes MICE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Vladimiros Pardalakis. Eutichios Karanasios charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eutichios Karanasios the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th match minute, MICE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eutichios Karanasios to maneuver through the defense. Naldo Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiros Pardalakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Marios Georgiadis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marios Georgiadis struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Naldo Mello didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MICE F.C.. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Leonel Couto hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Vladimiros Pardalakis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Wambalamba FC's Naldo Mello. Naldo Mello was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Naldo Mello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marios Georgiadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Wambalamba FC's zone, Vladimiros Pardalakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naldo Mello came out of the goal and Vladimiros Pardalakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dinei Goiano to make the kick off. If Vladimiros Pardalakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Wambalamba FC's Tiago Gabriel Fernandez got a free kick in the 62nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marios Georgiadis in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Naldo Mello saved Wambalamba FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dinei Goiano in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filippos Serametakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vladimiros Pardalakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Naldo Mello made a huge save. When Kauan Soares fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wambalamba FC's protests and gave Kauan Soares a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Kauan Soares hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Marios Georgiadis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Hamílton Campidelis hit a great ball. Kostas Nikoloudis struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Naldo Mello didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MICE F.C.. Wambalamba FC's Naldo Mello proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Wambalamba FC from getting a goal against them. Vladimiros Pardalakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimiros Pardalakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Naldo Mello made a huge save. In the 94th minute, Vladimiros Pardalakis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Marios Georgiadis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Naldo Mello. That made the score 0-2 in the 95 minute of play.