U21 World League

JL Stadium
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roland Boon kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in tHe SOnS of rAGnar's zone, Roland Boon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marios Kamarinopoulos came out of the goal and Roland Boon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roland Boon got free with Marios Kamarinopoulos in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 15th minute, Roland Boon 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 supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when La Panchera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iker Cristos didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Roland Boon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Akis Romanidis fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored tHe SOnS of rAGnar's protests and gave Akis Romanidis a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Akis Romanidis hit a great ball. Roland Boon came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marios Kamarinopoulos could save by the left post. In the 24th minute, Nikos Lagonikakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roland Boon struck a weak shot in the 32nd 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 La Panchera. The crowd rose to their feet as Roland Boon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marios Kamarinopoulos. That made the score 1-0 in the 36 minute of play. Santo Dimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chrisostomos Bourdas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Panchera's Santo Dimo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofilos Zaninos in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Akis Romanidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santo Dimo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chrisostomos Bourdas to make the kick off. Roland Boon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marios Kamarinopoulos having to interfere. The supporters of La Panchera booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theofilos Zaninos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Marios Kamarinopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Roland Boon 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 supporters of La Panchera booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Odysseas Michelakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Anacleto Harri came free, but Marios Kamarinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, La Panchera's Santo Dimo got control of the ball when Theofilos Zaninos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute, Anacleto Harri 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. Marios Kamarinopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anacleto Harri in the 77th minute of the match. Marios Kamarinopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roland Boon's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. After 88 minutes of play, La Panchera's Javier Pastore made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marios Kamarinopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 92 minutes into the game, Gabriel Ciceron was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Panchera's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave tHe SOnS of rAGnar the free kick. Gabriel Ciceron hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Anacleto Harri charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anacleto Harri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th match minute, La Panchera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anacleto Harri to maneuver through the defense. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.