U23 World League

KING GREEN ARENA
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cliff Gordon started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Ashley Knight-Percival shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Kolleris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panagiotis Kolleris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cliff Gordon in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Parma Wanderers's Cliff Gordon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panagiotis Kolleris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cliff Gordon came free, but Panagiotis Kolleris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panagiotis Kolleris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ashley Knight-Percival in the 12th minute of the match. Panagiotis Kolleris came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Parma Wanderers's Cliff Gordon. But to his dismay, Cliff Gordon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Panagiotis Kolleris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rio Fuller, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute, Ashley Knight-Percival made a precise shot to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris. Trifillia.FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 23 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Charlie Monk came free, but Panagiotis Kolleris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Charlie Monk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Panagiotis Kolleris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cliff Gordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Parma Wanderers's Dan Elwick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimos Violopoulos in the 35th minute of play. Cliff Gordon struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Panagiotis Kolleris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Parma Wanderers. Panagiotis Kolleris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Monk, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 41 minutes of play, Parma Wanderers's Andrea Strano made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panagiotis Kolleris was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dan Elwick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giotis Sartzetakis in the 44th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dimos Violopoulos to strike the kick off in the second half. Cliff Gordon in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Panagiotis Kolleris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cliff Gordon in the 56th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Trifillia.FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rio Fuller fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 60th minute, Ashley Knight-Percival left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Parma Wanderers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. With a little luck, Trifillia.FC's Panagiotis Kolleris got control of the ball when Ashley Knight-Percival tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cliff Gordon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panagiotis Kolleris was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. 67 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goalkeeper Panagiotis Kolleris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cliff Gordon. Cliff Gordon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Panagiotis Kolleris made a huge save. Fanis Vourexakis kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ashley Knight-Percival got free with Panagiotis Kolleris in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Parma Wanderers's Cliff Gordon in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trifillia.FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 72 minutes of play, Parma Wanderers's Cliff Gordon made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panagiotis Kolleris was left in no man's land by his defense there! Johnnie Walker kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Giotis Sartzetakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Trifillia.FC's Panagiotis Kolleris got control of the ball when Ashley Knight-Percival tried to sneak it across the goal line. Panagiotis Kolleris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cliff Gordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ashley Knight-Percival fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panagiotis Kolleris having to interfere. Panagiotis Kolleris was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Cliff Gordon capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cliff Gordon really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Anthimos Tsiantakis hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Trifillia.FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Parma Wanderers were clearly better and deserved to take the win.