U21 World League

Estádio Salvarano
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcus Meirelles kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Xurupita FC booed when ΟΦΗ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chatziioannou Liadelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Giannis Tzanetos made a precise shot to the right of Nico Abraão. Xurupita FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 14th match minute, Xurupita FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseu Linhares to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Eliseu Linhares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xurupita FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliseu Linhares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Theofanis Marinakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Xurupita FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Paulo José Paulista in the 21st minute. The corner ended in Paulo José Paulista almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis did a great save. Theofanis Marinakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nico Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Kalkavouras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ΟΦΗ getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Sofoklis Stathatos hit a great ball. Xurupita FC were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after ΟΦΗ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paulo José Paulista took the corner. Marcus Meirelles made a great header on Xurupita FC's corner, it was just that ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis managed to reach the ball for a save. After 43 minutes, Eliseu Linhares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xurupita FC and the ΟΦΗ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eliseu Linhares kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giannis Tzanetos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Giannis Tzanetos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nico Abraão was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After having played for 59 minutes, Nikos Kalkavouras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΟΦΗ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikos Kalkavouras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Giannis Tzanetos did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Nico Abraão 63 minutes into the match. Nico Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Tzanetos in the 68th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the game, Xurupita FC's Marcus Meirelles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Theofanis Marinakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Theofanis Marinakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nico Abraão made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Michalis Semos sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of ΟΦΗ booed when Xurupita FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. ΟΦΗ played a much better game than Xurupita FC and deserved their victory. The Xurupita FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.