U23 World League

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Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eduardo Reis got the match started through his kick off. Stefanos Xomeritakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Sandro Soares made a huge save. Apostolos Morikis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Sandro Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandro Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefanos Xomeritakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute of the match, Theofilos Zaninos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sandro Soares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Stefanos Xomeritakis hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After 22 minutes, Fausto Batista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF and the tHe SOnS of rAGnar players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Batista to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's goalkeeper Sandro Soares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chrisostomos Bourdas. If Fausto Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Marios Kamarinopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Reis in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dé Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Nikos Lagonikakis in the 35th minute really tested Sandro Soares's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 36 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Theofilos Zaninos. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Sandro Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 39th minute of play. Konstantinos Chiotis hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chrisostomos Bourdas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Batista to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute, Fausto Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Chrisostomos Bourdas came free, but Sandro Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefanos Xomeritakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Marios Kamarinopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save tHe SOnS of rAGnar from getting a goal against them. Matías Cavalcante's late challenge caught a tHe SOnS of rAGnar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matías Cavalcante helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Matías Cavalcante hit a great ball. When Theofilos Zaninos fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored tHe SOnS of rAGnar's protests and gave Theofilos Zaninos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th minute, Theofilos Zaninos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Cavalcante in the 75th minute of play forced tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Marios Kamarinopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute Matías Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marios Kamarinopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Terra to maneuver through the defense. Sandro Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theofilos Zaninos in the 82nd minute of the match. If Waldemar Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marios Kamarinopoulos made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when João Francisco Xavier sent off a good shot on target. When Stefanos Xomeritakis fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored tHe SOnS of rAGnar's protests and gave Stefanos Xomeritakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefanos Xomeritakis to maneuver through the defense. The Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.