World League

El Morro
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Nontas Markas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nontas Markas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos got a free kick in the 7th minute. With a little luck, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis got control of the ball when Carlos Gustavo Caicedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Navalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ceandro Maettig to maneuver through the defense. In the 17thth minute of the game Markos Katselis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Navalito's Soriano Espiñeira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Nontas Markas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cyprus Eagles AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nontas Markas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Soriano Espiñeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes into the game, Leonidas Stathis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cyprus Eagles AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Navalito the free kick. The supporters of Navalito booed when Cyprus Eagles AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonidas Stathis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Young came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nontas Markas scored 0-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Soriano Espiñeira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Isidoro Young could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Pavlos Fotiadis made a huge save. In the 35th match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 36 minutes, Isidoro Young managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Navalito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidoro Young was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Young in the 43rd minute of play. In the 48th minute Leonidas Stathis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Soriano Espiñeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Cyprus Eagles AFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isidoro Young to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Soriano Espiñeira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Esquerra in the 55th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Navalito's goalkeeper Soriano Espiñeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikos Pathekas. In the 60th minute of the match Cyprus Eagles AFC got a corner. Navalito's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leonidas Stathis ran over to the corner to take the kick. 62 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Young came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nontas Markas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Soriano Espiñeira made a huge save. Clemente Esquerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlos Fotiadis having to interfere. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 75th match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Pathekas to maneuver through the defense. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Young, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Papoutsakis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Cyprus Eagles AFC booed when Navalito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delfino Vos de Vos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Isidoro Young sped through Cyprus Eagles AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis. 92 minutes into the match, Navalito's goal looked a bit too open when Markos Katselis came free, but Soriano Espiñeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 minutes Navalito's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonidas Stathis who took care of the corner kick. The Navalito manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Cyprus Eagles AFC to win.