U23 World League

Olímpico de Guerra
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Taylor Swift got the match started through his kick off. Faron Resto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Pantelatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute of the game, Dimitris Stathakos landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 11 minutes into the game, Lugo Bailey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ARES FC DeusDeFutbol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RO Army V55 the free kick. RO Army V55 made a substitution. Tasos Marinos replaced Dimitris Stathakos. Faron Resto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermis Kontominas in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fanis Kapernekas in the 23rd minute of play forced ARES FC DeusDeFutbol's goalkeeper Faron Resto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ARES FC DeusDeFutbol getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Eutor Bazo hit a great ball. Ximun Bernal came free with the goalkeeper in the 28th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Thodoris Tabakis could save by the left post. Daniel Prodan placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Ximun Bernal kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ermis Kontominas made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eutor Bazo during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, ARES FC DeusDeFutbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eutor Bazo to maneuver through the defense. Eutor Bazo kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, ARES FC DeusDeFutbol's goal looked a bit too open when Ermis Kontominas came free, but Faron Resto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 played minutes ARES FC DeusDeFutbol got a freekick which was hit by Eutor Bazo. Daniel Prodan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Faron Resto. ARES FC DeusDeFutbol's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Ursino Erazo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faron Resto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iosif Pantelatos went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 80 minutes into the game, Daniel Prodan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RO Army V55's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ARES FC DeusDeFutbol the free kick. Eutor Bazo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thodoris Tabakis. RO Army V55's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by RO Army V55's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eutor Bazo was slow to take the kick. During this time ARES FC DeusDeFutbol's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Eutor Bazo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RO Army V55's Thodoris Tabakis did a great save. In the 90th match minute, RO Army V55 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tasos Marinos to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded RO Army V55 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ARES FC DeusDeFutbol.