U21 World League

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Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Chrisostomos Bourdas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hudson Pires might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marios Kamarinopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hudson Pires ran back to his position shaking his head. 3 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Hudson Pires came free, but Marios Kamarinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Lima struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Marios Kamarinopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Royal Knights FC. 6 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Lima came free, but Marios Kamarinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led to Royal Knights FC's 马岚寒 getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Marios Kamarinopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Thanos Kotitsas hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, Hudson Pires left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Royal Knights FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 16th minute tHe SOnS of rAGnar were awarded a corner. Nikos Lagonikakis went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on tHe SOnS of rAGnar's corner Nikos Lagonikakis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cristo Cordara quite easily take care of the ball. Stavros Kabantais charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stavros Kabantais the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th minute, Stavros Kabantais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Carlos Lima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marios Kamarinopoulos. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Lima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 27th minute, Hudson Pires 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. After a rather tough play, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Odysseas Michelakis got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Hudson Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Lima took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marios Kamarinopoulos. Marios Kamarinopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 44thth minute of the game Hudson Pires who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Marios Kamarinopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carlos Lima scored 0-4 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marios Kamarinopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Lima stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hudson Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 54 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Stavros Kabantais. Carlos Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 68 minutes, Maurinho Tróia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Royal Knights FC and the tHe SOnS of rAGnar players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th minute, Maurinho Tróia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hudson Pires in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marios Kamarinopoulos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Marios Kamarinopoulos stood somewhat misplaced when Hudson Pires came free in front of goal and shot 0-6 to the left of him in the 73 minute. After 79 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Thanos Kotitsas. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Marios Kamarinopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Lima in the 81st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Hudson Pires kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marios Kamarinopoulos. That made the score 0-7 in the 85 minute of play. In the 88th minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hudson Pires fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. During the 89th minute of the match Maurinho Tróia completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Maurinho Tróia a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Royal Knights FC's Maurinho Tróia got a free kick in the 90th minute. Cristóvão Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Theofilos Zaninos fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored tHe SOnS of rAGnar's protests and gave Theofilos Zaninos a yellow card for diving instead. Theofilos Zaninos kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The tHe SOnS of rAGnar fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Royal Knights FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.