U23 World League

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Gal Van lost his temper 5 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 4 minutes into the game, one of Reko-Recko 03™:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Reko-Recko 03™:s Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed great skill when he stopped Filippos Kopelis:s penalty. Reko-Recko 03™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Camilo Fresnedo in the 9th minute. Camilo Fresnedo made a great header on Reko-Recko 03™'s corner, it was just that GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis managed to reach the ball for a save. Vaggelis Pantelidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Valverde in the 11th minute of play. Carlos Eduardo Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignatios Papachronakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Federico Valverde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaggelis Pantelidis having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Selman Ruzi came free, but Vaggelis Pantelidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Eduardo Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demis Laggizos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Fresnedo. In the 30th minute, Gerasimos Vasilarakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute Filippos Kopelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis got control of the ball when Robinho Falcão tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Eduardo Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Kopelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giuseppe de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Demis Laggizos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatios Papachronakis in the 55th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Valverde came free, but Vaggelis Pantelidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robinho Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the game, Robinho Falcão cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Vaggelis Pantelidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcelinho Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Dimitris Petriniotis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 70th minute, Robinho Falcão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vaggelis Pantelidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Demis Laggizos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by GREEN LIONS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Camilo Fresnedo was slow to take the kick. During this time Reko-Recko 03™'s players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Robinho Falcão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vaggelis Pantelidis was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignatios Papachronakis got free with Carlos Eduardo Donatello in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 86 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Reko-Recko 03™! The audience was convinced that Demis Laggizos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After 93 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Makis Liras.