U21 World League

Rising Sun Stadium
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jeferson Amaral made the kick off which started today's match. Daniil Kouroupetroglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexsandro Netto having to interfere. When Cesinha Aguiar came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Samurai Champions FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cesinha Aguiar couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Leopoldo Velasco took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Charilaos Iakovatos to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Seahawks V55 getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Nikos Tsimilis hit a great ball. João Augusto Luz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Daniil Kouroupetroglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Charilaos Iakovatos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeferson Amaral in the 33rd minute. After having played for 36 minutes, Daniil Kouroupetroglou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seahawks V55's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniil Kouroupetroglou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexsandro Netto came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Seahawks V55's Charis Droumalias. But to his dismay, Charis Droumalias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marios Vikatos during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Seahawks V55's Marios Vikatos got a free kick in the 55th minute. Charilaos Iakovatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeferson Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 minutes, Daniil Kouroupetroglou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Seahawks V55 and the Samurai Champions FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 65 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Daniil Kouroupetroglou. If Jeferson Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jeferson Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 75 played minutes Samurai Champions FC got a freekick which was hit by Cesinha Aguiar. After a rather tough play, Seahawks V55's Marios Vikatos got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 80th match minute, Samurai Champions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renan Sena to maneuver through the defense. Nikos Tsimilis hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute of the match João Augusto Luz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Charilaos Iakovatos skillfully saved the ball. Leopoldo Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Seahawks V55 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.