U23 World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anacleto Maore made the kick off which started today's match. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anacleto Maore in the 5th minute of the match. After 5 minutes, Kleanthis Manousaridis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Toutourouki f.c. and the Equipo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Kleanthis Manousaridis. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victor Rio in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolis Mantouvalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Toutourouki f.c.'s Kleanthis Manousaridis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Orlando Leoiar. That made the score 1-0 after 11 minutes of play. In the 14th minute, Leonardo Jaume hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Florin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolis Mantouvalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. When Leonardo Jaume fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Equipo's protests and gave Leonardo Jaume a yellow card for diving instead. Leonardo Jaume hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. If Kleanthis Manousaridis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apostolos Malesios kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentino Eufemio, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Panos Kallitzakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Eufemio in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th match minute, Equipo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Rio to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Leoiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 63rd minute of the match. Toutourouki f.c.'s Kleanthis Manousaridis got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Kallitzakis in the 72nd minute of play forced Equipo's goalkeeper Orlando Leoiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Equipo! Equipo:s Orlando Leoiar showed great skill when he stopped Panos Kallitzakis:s penalty. In the 75th minute, Panos Kallitzakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Toutourouki f.c. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Orlando Leoiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Kallitzakis in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anacleto Maore. Panos Kallitzakis struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Orlando Leoiar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Toutourouki f.c.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Stefanoglou in the 89th minute of play forced Equipo's goalkeeper Orlando Leoiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kleanthis Manousaridis kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After having played for 92 minutes, Victor Rio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Equipo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victor Rio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Raul Frantzes charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raul Frantzes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th match minute, Equipo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Frantzes to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Leoiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Kallitzakis in the 96th minute of play.