U23 World League

Lipochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mao Hong Yang made the kick off which started today's match. Moisés Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Fetfatzidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Lipochσrion FC defense, Zygmunt Bielejewski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alkinoos Tsirigotakis. The Lipochσrion FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alkinoos Tsirigotakis should have stopped the shot. In the 13th minute Zygmunt Bielejewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkinoos Tsirigotakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Bielejewski in the 18th minute of play forced Lipochσrion FC's goalkeeper Alkinoos Tsirigotakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 24th minute by Giannis Fetfatzidis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. STAL ST WOLA were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Lipochσrion FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boleslaw Nakoneczny took the corner. The corner ended in Boleslaw Nakoneczny almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lipochσrion FC's Alkinoos Tsirigotakis did a great save. The audience was convinced that Mao Hong Yang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkinoos Tsirigotakis was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Lipochσrion FC's Alkinoos Tsirigotakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boleslaw Nakoneczny in the 43rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mao Hong Yang in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkinoos Tsirigotakis saved Lipochσrion FC from getting behind. When Douglas Furlan fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored STAL ST WOLA's protests and gave Douglas Furlan a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of STAL ST WOLA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lipochσrion FC:s goal. STAL ST WOLA:s Moisés Novaes showed great skill when he stopped Dhori Zhobro:s penalty. The Lipochσrion FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. STAL ST WOLA were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dhori Zhobro to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, STAL ST WOLA's Mao Hong Yang dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Moisés Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dhori Zhobro in the 58th minute of the match. The supporters of STAL ST WOLA booed when Lipochσrion FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alketas Nikolopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boleslaw Nakoneczny fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alkinoos Tsirigotakis having to interfere. Giannis Fetfatzidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moisés Novaes having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Lipochσrion FC's goalkeeper Alkinoos Tsirigotakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mao Hong Yang. In the 69th minute, Zygmunt Bielejewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alketas Nikolopoulos's late challenge caught a STAL ST WOLA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alketas Nikolopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. Alketas Nikolopoulos hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mao Hong Yang got free with Alkinoos Tsirigotakis in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Theodosis Pantazakis fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lipochσrion FC's protests and gave Theodosis Pantazakis a yellow card for diving instead. Theodosis Pantazakis kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Alkinoos Tsirigotakis made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Zygmunt Bielejewski sent off a good shot on target. Mao Hong Yang's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Alkinoos Tsirigotakis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Giannis Fetfatzidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Moisés Novaes was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. During the 93rd minute of the match Douglas Furlan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Douglas Furlan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 93rd match minute, STAL ST WOLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douglas Furlan to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Gu Xiao Kun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. STAL ST WOLA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.