U23 World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) In the 5th minute Kleanthis Manousaridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ralf Talsma in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolis Mantouvalos saved Toutourouki f.c. from getting behind. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 9th minute of play. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kleanthis Manousaridis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carsten Klaasens in the 15th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilco Owusu Abeyie in the 17th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Andriessen in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Andriessen in the 22nd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Kleanthis Manousaridis hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Kleanthis Manousaridis came free, but Jan-Joost Smeekes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Seagulls's Martin Andriessen got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute, Toutourouki f.c.'s Kostas Thomopoulos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Gerald Langenbach lost his temper 36 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 35th minute, one of Seagulls:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Seagulls. Kleanthis Manousaridis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Jan-Joost Smeekes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Panos Kallitzakis notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes. Jan-Joost Smeekes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Panos Kallitzakis to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Thomopoulos came free, but Jan-Joost Smeekes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Toutourouki f.c. booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerben Klein didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Dimitris Stefanoglou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes. Seagulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dimitris Stefanoglou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 60th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Smeekes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute Dimitris Stefanoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panos Kallitzakis's late challenge caught a Seagulls's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Panos Kallitzakis helped the player get up and apologised. After 70 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Panos Kallitzakis. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Kallitzakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Stefanoglou, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Stefanoglou in the 80th minute of the match. 80 minutes in the game, Dimitris Stefanoglou dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Gerben Klein kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Panos Kallitzakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Jan-Joost Smeekes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Martin Andriessen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Toutourouki f.c. had won after a very even match.