U23 World League

Gionála Stadium
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Artemio Tibalt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the game, SOUTH THUNDER's Artemio Tibalt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evaggelos Kostantelos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, SOUTH THUNDER's goalkeeper Desiderio Endura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trifon Chalkias. SOUTH THUNDER's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Trifon Chalkias scored to the left of an out of position Desiderio Endura, making the score, 1-1. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Timos Santorineos got a free kick in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Artemio Tibalt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evaggelos Kostantelos. TZITZIFIES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artemio Tibalt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When SOUTH THUNDER's Van Field in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TZITZIFIES's goalie prevented a goal. Trifon Chalkias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Desiderio Endura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, SOUTH THUNDER's goalkeeper Desiderio Endura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trifon Chalkias. Trifon Chalkias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Desiderio Endura made a huge save. Evaggelos Kostantelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Van Field in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Van Field in the 33rd minute of play forced TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Evaggelos Kostantelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TZITZIFIES's Evaggelos Kostantelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Van Field in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of SOUTH THUNDER booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iosif Protopapadakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Van Field's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evaggelos Kostantelos was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Van Field was the one to do the kick off. Artemio Tibalt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Evaggelos Kostantelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esteban Goiz during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, SOUTH THUNDER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Goiz to maneuver through the defense. After 58 played minutes SOUTH THUNDER got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Incendio. After 59 played minutes, TZITZIFIES's Lambros Lazaridis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Desiderio Endura came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in TZITZIFIES reached it. SOUTH THUNDER's Desiderio Endura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trifon Chalkias in the 69th minute of play. Van Field succeeded in the game's 83rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-5. TZITZIFIES's Trifon Chalkias got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.