U21 World League

Yboy Arena
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Giannis Tzanetos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Theofanis Marinakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narcis Ciucă, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Fotis Triantafyllopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Yboy Black's Aaron Chuan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Theofanis Marinakis but with some difficulty. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Michalis Semos managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΟΦΗ's supporters rose to their feet, but Michalis Semos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Tarcea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Yboy Black's Iustinian Popescu got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Fanis Kokkinopoulos 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 Yboy Black booed when ΟΦΗ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chatziioannou Liadelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Yboy Black getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Eric Gogu hit a great ball. Fanis Kokkinopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Adrian Tarcea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Giannis Tzanetos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΟΦΗ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Iustinian Popescu took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theofanis Marinakis. Theofanis Marinakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iustinian Popescu made a kick off. The supporters of Yboy Black booed when ΟΦΗ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilias Lazanas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Narcis Ciucă struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Theofanis Marinakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yboy Black. In the 59th minute, Michalis Semos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iustinian Popescu was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Yboy Black getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Iustinian Popescu hit a great ball. Adrian Tarcea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Tzanetos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Narcis Ciucă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theofanis Marinakis having to interfere. Theofanis Marinakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Ciucă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Eric Gogu fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yboy Black's protests and gave Eric Gogu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Yboy Black getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Eric Gogu hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, ΟΦΗ's Ilias Lazanas tried to score from far away in the 85th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A hard shot 88 in the game by Giannis Tzanetos from a close distance when the talented Adrian Tarcea managed to make a qualified save. Yboy Black's players were relieved. The Yboy Black fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ΟΦΗ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.