U23 World League

San Siro Stadium
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zacharias Kaikis kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eleftherios Kanatakis in the 3rd minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Tudor Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Aris Kortzidis got a free kick in the 4th minute. Panos Kamarinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Josan in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AC Milan! The referee gave THE CRYSTAL SHIP a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Edgar Josan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AC Milan's Panos Kamarinakis. 0-1. Tudor Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eleftherios Kanatakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Eleftherios Kanatakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tudor Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tudor Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paris Kafropoulos in the 20th minute. Panos Kamarinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valer Zdroană in the 23rd minute of play. Tudor Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleftherios Kanatakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 26 minutes, Spyros Spanakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Milan and the THE CRYSTAL SHIP players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spyros Spanakis to maneuver through the defense. Spyros Spanakis kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. The supporters of THE CRYSTAL SHIP booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Spyros Spanakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of THE CRYSTAL SHIP booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Spyros Spanakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Iacob Stanciu made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, THE CRYSTAL SHIP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Bunoaică to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Eleftherios Kanatakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Milan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 66 played minutes THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a freekick which was hit by Martin Bunoaică. 72 minutes into the match, AC Milan's Paris Kafropoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tudor Costa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zacharias Kaikis charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zacharias Kaikis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacharias Kaikis to maneuver through the defense. Valer Zdroană recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 93rd minute, Eleftherios Kanatakis 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 95th minute, Eleftherios Kanatakis 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. Despite being the better team, AC Milan failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.