U21 World League

Estadio Resistencia
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonel Espiridion started the match with the kick off. If Nikos Micheloudakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Ariel Santxol managed to get in a good position for a shot. RÚSTICOS F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Ariel Santxol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kostas Periandros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodrigo Itzaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Tsigas in the 6th minute of play. Ariel Santxol's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Kostas Periandros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Leonel Espiridion who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Kostas Periandros when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tasos Staikos hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, RÚSTICOS F.C's Anacleto Perico got a free kick in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, RÚSTICOS F.C's Rodrigo Enmanuel got a free kick in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, RÚSTICOS F.C's Miguel Bizen got a free kick in the 17th minute. Rodrigo Itzaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Micheloudakis in the 18th minute of play. Leonel Espiridion's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Kostas Periandros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rodrigo Itzaina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theofilos Stamatis, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. If Theofilos Stamatis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Tasos Staikos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Giorgos Tsigas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Itzaina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Theofilos Stamatis 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. 40 minutes into the match, Leonel Espiridion had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Periandros. Pagos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonel Espiridion was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theofilos Stamatis to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Theofilos Stamatis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Itzaina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ariel Santxol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostas Periandros having to interfere. Kostas Periandros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Espiridion in the 58th minute of play. Anacleto Perico took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kostas Periandros. Kostas Periandros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 63rd match minute, RÚSTICOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Francesco to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Anacleto Perico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kostas Periandros was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Rodrigo Itzaina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Tsigas in the 92nd minute. RÚSTICOS F.C's Rodrigo Itzaina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofilos Stamatis in the 93rd minute of play. Tasos Staikos hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pagos FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for RÚSTICOS F.C.