U23 World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Sabin Hreapcă made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Sabin Hreapcă had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sabin Hreapcă was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kostas Thomopoulos during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Kostas Thomopoulos hit a great ball. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nik Nicola in the 7th minute of play. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicu Maghiran in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Kostas Thomopoulos hit a great ball. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turgay Sökmensu in the 18th minute of play. Andrei Nicola made a great header on FC Urzicuța's corner, it was just that Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos managed to reach the ball for a save. Kostas Thomopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Urzicuța's Turgay Sökmensu got a free kick in the 26th minute. 29 minutes into the game, FC Urzicuța's Sabin Hreapcă nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tolis Mantouvalos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 32 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Hreapcă came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Nicu Maghiran was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Urzicuța's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Toutourouki f.c. the free kick. Nicu Maghiran hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. A hard shot 34 in the game by Kleanthis Manousaridis from a close distance when the talented Mircea Avacariței managed to make a qualified save. FC Urzicuța's players were relieved. Mircea Avacariței made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 43rd minute of play. FC Urzicuța's Nicu Maghiran got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Sabin Hreapcă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kleanthis Manousaridis to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mircea Avacariței prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sabin Hreapcă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolis Mantouvalos having to interfere. In the 66th minute Kleanthis Manousaridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Avacariței saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, FC Urzicuța's Turgay Sökmensu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Kleanthis Manousaridis hit a great ball. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Toutourouki f.c. from getting a goal against them. In the 76th minute Sabin Hreapcă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgay Sökmensu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Giorgos Kazatzidis hit a great ball. FC Urzicuța's Andrei Nicola got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Giorgos Kazatzidis hit a great ball. Tolis Mantouvalos was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Andrei Nicola. In the 92nd minute, Kostas Thomopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sabin Hreapcă during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th match minute, FC Urzicuța was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabin Hreapcă to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over FC Urzicuța could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Toutourouki f.c. throughout the match.