U23 World League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Vladimiros Lagonikakis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Boris Becker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Anestis Persidis shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Hunor Csapó but with some difficulty. 8 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Hunor Csapó had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladimiros Lagonikakis. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Tufescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Buffalo Timişoara's Marin Tufescu. But to his dismay, Marin Tufescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Boris Becker hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Zbora, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Vladimiros Kaklamanakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Tufescu in the 18th minute of play. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's attentive Takis Michaloliakos managed to snatch the ball when Benny Škriniar made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Marin Tufescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimiros Kaklamanakos was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Tufescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Adrian Zbora made a precise shot to the right of Vladimiros Kaklamanakos. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 35 minutes into the match, Adrian Zbora had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vladimiros Kaklamanakos. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrian Zbora was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Zbora, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 40 minutes, Ignacy Cerocki made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Vladimiros Kaklamanakos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goal looked a bit too open when Vali Voicescu came free, but Vladimiros Kaklamanakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Buffalo Timişoara's Valentin Voicu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. After the first half Buffalo Timişoara were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrian Zbora to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Fanis Paspalas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 54th minute, which inside left pole to 0-8. 57 minutes into the match, Valentin Voicu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vladimiros Kaklamanakos, 0-9. Stamatis Lallos kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Valentin Voicu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Vladimiros Kaklamanakos made a huge save. In the 61st minute, Buffalo Timişoara's Ignacy Cerocki ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vladimiros Kaklamanakos. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Buffalo Timişoara's Adrian Zbora. But to his dismay, Adrian Zbora quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Tufescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 72 minutes into the game, when Boris Becker put in a rough tackle. Buffalo Timişoara's Ionică Buculeasa was substituted for Marin Tufescu. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Cornel Timofte replaced Arnulfo Marino. In the 72nd minute, one of Buffalo Timişoara:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Buffalo Timişoara. The excitement rose when Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Anestis Persidis after 75 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-11. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Adrian Zbora took a quick shot and it went in 1-12 without a chance for Vladimiros Kaklamanakos to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Adrian Zbora put it in 1-13 from a short distance just to the right of Vladimiros Kaklamanakos. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Voicu in the 86th minute. After 86th play minutes Adrian Zbora shot 1-14, a short shot which went by Vladimiros Kaklamanakos and just under the crossbar into goal. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Valentin Voicu sent off a good shot on target. 92 minutes into the game, Adrian Zbora recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vladimiros Kaklamanakos. Adrian Zbora showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-15.