U23 World League

Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 7649 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nikos Kalkavouras made the kick off which started today's match. If Grant Ainsworth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Real Chelsea getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Grant Ainsworth hit a great ball. After having played for 16 minutes, Louis Downs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Chelsea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Louis Downs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in ΟΦΗ's zone, Grant Ainsworth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theofanis Marinakis came out of the goal and Grant Ainsworth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 20 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tyler Tolley. ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyler Tolley in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by ΟΦΗ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Grant Ainsworth was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Chelsea's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Grant Ainsworth got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Theofanis Marinakis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rick Hochinskiy got free with Theofanis Marinakis in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Louis Downs in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Theofanis Marinakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 36th minute Real Chelsea were awarded a corner. Grant Ainsworth went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 37th minute, Rick Hochinskiy 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. In the 38th match minute, ΟΦΗ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignatios Brilakis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyler Tolley in the 39th minute of play forced ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wei Bing Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fanis Kokkinopoulos in the 40th minute of the match. Minas Tsalamagas hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. With a little luck, ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis got control of the ball when Tyler Tolley tried to sneak it across the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Tyler Tolley made the kick off in the second half. Theofanis Marinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyler Tolley in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Tyler Tolley made a precise shot to the right of Theofanis Marinakis. ΟΦΗ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Real Chelsea's Tyler Tolley in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΟΦΗ's goalie prevented a goal. Real Chelsea's Grant Ainsworth suffered a sore thigh after 58 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 58 minutes, Ignatios Brilakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΟΦΗ and the Real Chelsea players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ΟΦΗ's Ignatios Brilakis got a free kick in the 59th minute. Theofanis Marinakis came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Chelsea's Tyler Tolley. But to his dismay, Tyler Tolley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyler Tolley in the 68th minute of play forced ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Tyler Tolley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theofanis Marinakis was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Real Chelsea made a substitution. Ian Sykes replaced Crispin Mimms. Ignatios Brilakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wei Bing Ran having to interfere. In the 80th minute Tyler Tolley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theofanis Marinakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theofanis Marinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyler Tolley in the 80th minute of play. After 82nd play minutes Tyler Tolley shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Theofanis Marinakis and just under the crossbar into goal. When Real Chelsea's Tyler Tolley in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΟΦΗ's goalie prevented a goal. Theofanis Marinakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rick Hochinskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tyler Tolley in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Theofanis Marinakis saved ΟΦΗ from getting behind. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Real Chelsea fully deserved thier win.