U23 World League

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Olympiacos FC's Theofilos Touboulis 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. Theofilos Toubouliss short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Hílton Magalhães to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 5 minutes into the game, Christiano Rezende was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botinho FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olympiacos FC the free kick. After 5 played minutes Botinho FC got a freekick which was hit by Christiano Rezende. If Panos Ntountas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Botinho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Theofilos Touboulis came free, but Hílton Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Botinho FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Panos Ntountas was slow to take the kick. During this time Olympiacos FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Olympiacos FC's Panos Ntountas to fire away a dangerous shot which Hílton Magalhães despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Hílton Magalhães made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Theofilos Touboulis sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Theofilos Touboulis got a free kick in the 28th minute. Soulis Partalis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Magalhães having to interfere. Botinho FC's Hílton Magalhães proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Botinho FC from getting a goal against them. The referee felt a red card was in order, 41 minutes into the game, when Dadá Falcão put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Botinho FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! Olympiacos FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Panos Ntountas in the 45th minute. The attack was good, but when Theofilos Touboulis in the 45th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christiano Rezende made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Theofilos Touboulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Botinho FC's Bernardinho Penha ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anastasios Perakis. Anastasios Perakis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. If Theofilos Touboulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Botinho FC's Christiano Rezende got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Theofilos Touboulis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hílton Magalhães was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Soulis Partalis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hílton Magalhães was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theofilos Touboulis in the 91st minute of play forced Botinho FC's goalkeeper Hílton Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Botinho FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.