U23 World League

Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Davi Nunes kicked off to start the match. A well-hit corner resulted in Waldir Araújo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Real Fantasma's Rodriguinho do Valle got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shi Kun Yu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Renieris, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute, Waldir Urbano made a precise shot to the right of Corrado Bosco. Saronida FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 13 minutes of play, Real Fantasma's Waldir Urbano made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Corrado Bosco was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the match, Real Fantasma's Waldir Urbano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Corrado Bosco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Real Fantasma's Waldir Urbano in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saronida FC's goalie prevented a goal. Corrado Bosco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Urbano in the 21st minute of the match. Minas Rodanakis hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir Urbano in the 23rd minute of play forced Saronida FC's goalkeeper Corrado Bosco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Fantasma's attentive Waldir Araújo managed to snatch the ball when Dimitris Koubouris made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Waldir Urbano put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Corrado Bosco. In the 34th minute, Waldir Urbano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Corrado Bosco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Dimitris Koubouris got a throw-in 37 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Minas Rodanakis. 40 minutes into the game, Dimitris Koubouris threw the ball into play from the sideline. Real Fantasma's Tuzyakali Montana quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 40 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Waldir Urbano came free, but Corrado Bosco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Saronida FC defense, Waldir Urbano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Corrado Bosco. The Saronida FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Corrado Bosco should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute, Terence Puskás hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Markos Renieris was the one to do the kick off. Waldir Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Corrado Bosco made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Waldir Urbano sent off a good shot on target. Minas Rodanakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Shi Kun Yu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nilmar Velloso kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Real Fantasma's Shi Kun Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minas Rodanakis in the 57th minute of play. Saronida FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Minas Rodanakis in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Real Fantasma's Davi Nunes got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Saronida FC's zone, Waldir Urbano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Corrado Bosco came out of the goal and Waldir Urbano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 71 minutes into the match, Waldir Urbano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Corrado Bosco. Saronida FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Waldir Urbano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Waldir Urbano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Corrado Bosco having to make a save. Corrado Bosco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. A collision led to Real Fantasma getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Davi Nunes hit a great ball. In the 78th match minute, Real Fantasma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Nunes to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute Waldir Urbano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corrado Bosco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Waldir Urbano might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Corrado Bosco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Waldir Urbano ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir Urbano in the 85th minute of play forced Saronida FC's goalkeeper Corrado Bosco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Corrado Bosco throw himself and got hold of the ball when Waldir Urbano in the 85thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Real Fantasma's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tuzyakali Montana in the 87th minute. Real Fantasma's Tuzyakali Montana was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Corrado Bosco in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The throw-in from Dimitris Koubouris in the 88th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Real Fantasma's Rodriguinho do Valle. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Waldir Urbano in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Corrado Bosco saved Saronida FC from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simos Zacharenios during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Simos Zacharenios kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Giannis Psaridis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shi Kun Yu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play.