U23 World League

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Panagiotis Sousanis made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Panagiotis Sousanis in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristobal Iyan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Panagiotis Sousanis sped through Tierra del Fuego FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cristobal Iyan. When Anier Sotil fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tierra del Fuego FC's protests and gave Anier Sotil a yellow card for diving instead. Lefteris Christodoulou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Cristobal Iyan made a huge save. In the 20th minute, Panagiotis Sousanis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristobal Iyan. The goal made the score 2-0. With a little luck, Tierra del Fuego FC's Cristobal Iyan got control of the ball when Lefteris Christodoulou tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Domenec in the 30th minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Desiderio Jaen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristobal Iyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akis Kiriakopoulos in the 33rd minute of play. After 38 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Akis Kiriakopoulos. Tierra del Fuego FC's Cristobal Iyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Sousanis in the 41st minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Orlo came free, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ivan Domenec made a kick off. Celso Otsoko kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Tierra del Fuego FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Rudolfo to maneuver through the defense. Akis Kiriakopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Akis Kiriakopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Akis Kiriakopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th match minute, Tierra del Fuego FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conrado Florian to maneuver through the defense. Cristobal Iyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Sousanis in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th match minute, Tierra del Fuego FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conrado Florian to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, Tierra del Fuego FC's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Sousanis came free, but Cristobal Iyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 77 minutes, Akis Kiriakopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Akis Kiriakopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristobal Iyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernan Frances in the 82nd minute of play. Cristobal Iyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panagiotis Sousanis, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Fabian Rudolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute Akis Kiriakopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristobal Iyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ had played much better football throughout.