U23 World League

Estadio Matute
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) ALIANZA 1901's Gartzi Domingo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Avraam Vikatos scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pitin Baños, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fragiskos Stergakos charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fragiskos Stergakos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute, Fragiskos Stergakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gartzi Domingo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Akis Vasilakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gartzi Domingo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Akis Vasilakopoulos made a huge save. Pitin Baños took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Idrotoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ALIANZA 1901's Pitin Baños played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avraam Vikatos in the 26th minute of play. After 30 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Vassilis Tournas. After 31 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Idrotoglou. After a rather tough play, ALIANZA 1901's Gartzi Domingo got a free kick in the 38th minute. ALIANZA 1901's Gartzi Domingo suffered a sore thigh after 44 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giannis Tzougarakis during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. ALIANZA 1901's Tibalt Agüero was substituted for Gartzi Domingo. After 46 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Giannis Tzougarakis. The supporters of ALIANZA 1901 booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Odysseas Portoulidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Akis Vasilakopoulos acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 48th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Cirilo Castellvi. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexis Idrotoglou to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Tasos Kontosoros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabachana F.C. and the ALIANZA 1901 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tasos Kontosoros hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute Odysseas Portoulidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pitin Baños saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pitin Baños showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avraam Vikatos in the 55th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Michalis Kalamaridis. ALIANZA 1901's Pitin Baños proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save ALIANZA 1901 from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Tabachana F.C.'s Michalis Kalamaridis got a free kick in the 67th minute. Odysseas Portoulidis hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. With a little luck, ALIANZA 1901's Pitin Baños got control of the ball when Avraam Vikatos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Avraam Vikatos scored 0-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pitin Baños, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ALIANZA 1901's Pitin Baños played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Odysseas Portoulidis in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Alexis Idrotoglou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tabachana F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Akis Vasilakopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tibalt Agüero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexis Idrotoglou's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pitin Baños firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 92nd minute Odysseas Portoulidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pitin Baños saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pitin Baños made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Odysseas Portoulidis sent off a good shot on target. The ALIANZA 1901 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tabachana F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.