U21 World League

Eagles Arena
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) GREEK ARMY's Spyros Tsatsaronakis 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. GREEK ARMY's Themos Batiropoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pirro Lenja in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute of the match Eagle FC got a corner. GREEK ARMY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erzen Tirona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pirro Lenja might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Themos Batiropoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pirro Lenja ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Stamatis Zindros got a free kick in the 7th minute. Themos Batiropoulos made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Llesh Kapllani sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stamatis Zindros during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Stamatis Zindros kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Spyros Tsatsaronakis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sefedin Muça having to make a save. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Llesh Kapllani got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 15th minute of the match, Llesh Kapllani got a very nice opportunity to score, but Themos Batiropoulos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Llesh Kapllani struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Themos Batiropoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eagle FC. In the 17thth minute of the game Pirro Lenja who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEK ARMY's Themos Batiropoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Llesh Kapllani fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eagle FC's protests and gave Llesh Kapllani a yellow card for diving instead. After 22 played minutes Eagle FC got a freekick which was hit by Llesh Kapllani. In the 23rd minute, Spyros Tsatsaronakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GREEK ARMY's Eutichios Keskembes collided with an opponent after 24 minutes. The hit was so violent that he fractured his nose and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erzen Tirona during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of GREEK ARMY booed when Eagle FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erzen Tirona didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Eagle FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Orges Marku hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Spyros Tsatsaronakis got a free kick in the 28th minute. Themos Batiropoulos came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Eagle FC's Pirro Lenja. But to his dismay, Pirro Lenja quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 35th minute, Isak Haklaj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eagle FC's Pirro Lenja was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 41st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. If Valentinos Vrisimitzakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute, Orges Marku hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pirro Lenja made the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Llesh Kapllani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEK ARMY's Themos Batiropoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 57th minute, Spyros Tsatsaronakis 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. Stamatis Zindros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sefedin Muça having to make a save. Enkel Pasko hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Isak Haklaj got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Sefedin Muça made an important save on a dangerous shot by Spyros Tsatsaronakis in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Enkel Pasko got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Llesh Kapllani in the 77th minute of play forced GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper Themos Batiropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute Llesh Kapllani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Themos Batiropoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81stth minute of the game Llesh Kapllani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEK ARMY's Themos Batiropoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Orges Marku kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Llesh Kapllani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Themos Batiropoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GREEK ARMY's Themos Batiropoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Llesh Kapllani in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Llesh Kapllani made a precise shot to the right of Themos Batiropoulos. GREEK ARMY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. GREEK ARMY's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Eagle FC had won, even though GREEK ARMY had held more of the ball.