U23 World League

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Kostas Nikoloudis kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. A collision led to Set Fire getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Fedele Scirea hit a great ball. Fedele Scirea scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filippos Serametakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Dziura in the 15th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Filippos Serametakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Set Fire's David Montinho got a free kick in the 17th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fedele Scirea in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filippos Serametakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fedele Scirea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Filippos Serametakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fedele Scirea, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Filippos Serametakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of David Montinho's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 27th minute, one of MICE F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MICE F.C.. Hélio Cunha hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christos Koumis during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Christos Koumis kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fedele Scirea came free, but Filippos Serametakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filippos Serametakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Scirea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fedele Scirea made a kick off. After 55 minutes, Daniel Dziura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Set Fire and the MICE F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th match minute, Set Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Dziura to maneuver through the defense. Wladyslaw Brudzisz shot the penalty kick right outside the post. With a little luck, MICE F.C.'s Filippos Serametakis got control of the ball when Fedele Scirea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fedele Scirea might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filippos Serametakis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fedele Scirea ran back to his position shaking his head. Filippos Serametakis made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Fedele Scirea sent off a good shot on target. 76 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when David Montinho came free, but Filippos Serametakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fedele Scirea got free with Filippos Serametakis in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kosmas Spyrakis kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute of the match, Fedele Scirea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Filippos Serametakis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Set Fire's Fedele Scirea slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filippos Serametakis. That made the score 0-3 after 81 minutes of play. Filippos Serametakis came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Set Fire's Fedele Scirea. But to his dismay, Fedele Scirea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 94th minute, Marios Trakas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Set Fire played a much better game than MICE F.C. and deserved their victory. The MICE F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.