U23 World League

FC Brink
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Kiko Pirani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Perfecto Castaosa charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Perfecto Castaosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Brink booed when Oylimpiamos Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perfecto Castaosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the game, Oylimpiamos Ψ's Kiko Pirani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vlad Belu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kiko Pirani in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vlad Belu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gheorghe Herea scored 1-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olentzaro Barrantes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kiko Pirani in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vlad Belu saved FC Brink from getting behind. Kiko Pirani might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vlad Belu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kiko Pirani ran back to his position shaking his head. Kiko Pirani took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vlad Belu. Vlad Belu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Ovando Fandiño took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vlad Belu. FC Brink's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kiko Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Vlad Belu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Răzvan Mumuleanu made a kick off. The supporters of FC Brink booed when Oylimpiamos Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Argina Artache didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 52nd minute of the match Gheorghe Herea sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olentzaro Barrantes skillfully saved the ball. In the 55th minute, Kiko Pirani made a precise shot to the right of Vlad Belu. FC Brink's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Kiko Pirani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlad Belu having to interfere. A collision led to FC Brink getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Iurie Spiridon hit a great ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Perfecto Castaosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oylimpiamos Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Perfecto Castaosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute, Kiko Pirani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Oylimpiamos Ψ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. After a rather tough play, FC Brink's Iurie Spiridon got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Vlad Belu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiko Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Kusko Bernabeytia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vlad Belu. The goal made the score 1-6. When the final whistle sounded Oylimpiamos Ψ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Brink.