U23 World League

Kavala
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Süruri Şanalp made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute, Vassilis Lazarakis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rodolfo Quirino. The goal made the score 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benedito Domingues in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alkis Kalaboukas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dinei Moraes hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Rodolfo Quirino didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 10th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Süruri Şanalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Quirino having to interfere. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Ortiz in the 16th minute of play. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Ortiz in the 20th minute of play. Süruri Şanalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vassilis Lazarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Quirino having to interfere. The Caatiba MZC fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Caatiba MZC's Adrianinho Ortiz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 33rd minute, GREEK ARMY's Nikos Tatsis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Nikos Tatsis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of GREEK ARMY protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Nikos Tatsis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in GREEK ARMY fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! The supporters of GREEK ARMY booed when Caatiba MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrique Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Süruri Şanalp ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Quirino was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Bon Culot's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rodolfo Quirino firmly grabbed it by the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrianinho Ortiz to make the kick off. A collision led to Caatiba MZC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Mathias das Neves hit a great ball. Eusébio Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Alkis Kalaboukas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kasper Elssen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Süruri Şanalp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodolfo Quirino. Caatiba MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Süruri Şanalp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Kasper Elssen scored 5-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodolfo Quirino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stamatis Zindros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Rodolfo Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The GREEK ARMY fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when GREEK ARMY's Süruri Şanalp looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Süruri Şanalp in the 79th minute of play. Rodolfo Quirino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Süruri Şanalp went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. 83 minutes into the game, Süruri Şanalp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-1. Rodolfo Quirino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rodolfo Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Süruri Şanalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Süruri Şanalp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodolfo Quirino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Stamatis Zindros scored 9-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodolfo Quirino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. GREEK ARMY had played much better football throughout.