U23 World League

Estadio Luzuriaga
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Chrisostomos Bourdas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, ATE AFC's Americo Leheren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 19th minute there was a penalty for tHe SOnS of rAGnar. Nikos Lagonikakis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mihail Nazaria. 1-1. ATE AFC's Mihail Nazaria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 23rd minute of play. ATE AFC's Eriberto Remir got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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 Gilberto Nayely in the 29th minute of play. Gilberto Nayely sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marios Kamarinopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Nayely, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. When Akis Romanidis fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored tHe SOnS of rAGnar's protests and gave Akis Romanidis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute Stefanos Xomeritakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihail Nazaria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute Stefanos Xomeritakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihail Nazaria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihail Nazaria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 48th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chrisostomos Bourdas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mihail Nazaria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Mihail Nazaria successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the tHe SOnS of rAGnar defense, Gilberto Nayely kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marios Kamarinopoulos. The tHe SOnS of rAGnar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marios Kamarinopoulos should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, ATE AFC's Mihail Nazaria got control of the ball when Stefanos Xomeritakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mihail Nazaria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chrisostomos Bourdas in the 67th minute. Cecilio Salomone hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute Gilberto Nayely 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. A well-hit corner resulted in Eusebio Mano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Americo Leheren managed to get in a good position for a shot. ATE AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Americo Leheren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marios Kamarinopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gilberto Nayely fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marios Kamarinopoulos having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Americo Leheren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ATE AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 93 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Nayely came free, but Marios Kamarinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when ATE AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Erlantz didn't get a good kick on the ball. ATE AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of tHe SOnS of rAGnar for a fine match.