World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Panos Kallitzakis made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute, Paulino Araoz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tolis Mantouvalos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basilio Cordairo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elroy Snijders took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tolis Mantouvalos. Tolis Mantouvalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Araoz in the 13th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Toutourouki f.c.'s zone, Elroy Snijders stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal and Elroy Snijders tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Higinio Valiente recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elroy Snijders in the 19th minute of play. Elroy Snijders took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tolis Mantouvalos. Tolis Mantouvalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kleanthis Manousaridis during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Kleanthis Manousaridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute Paulino Araoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 25 minutes Toutourouki f.c.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dan Benet who took care of the corner kick. Demis Thanos tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Tolis Mantouvalos. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-4 in the 25th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elroy Snijders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Cordairo in the 29th minute of the match. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Ecobescu in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Elroy Snijders came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gorgory's goalkeeper Abel Orlan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gorgory's Abel Orlan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Gorgory from getting a goal against them. After 38 played minutes Gorgory got a freekick which was hit by Donatello Caseres. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elroy Snijders in the 40th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Toutourouki f.c.'s zone, Elroy Snijders stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal and Elroy Snijders tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abel Orlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dimitris Stefanoglou in the 45th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elroy Snijders went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elroy Snijders was the one to do the kick off. Higinio Valiente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute Elroy Snijders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Toutourouki f.c. from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the match, Gorgory's Elroy Snijders sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tolis Mantouvalos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Elroy Snijders reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tolis Mantouvalos. The goal made the score 0-6. Demis Thanos hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Dan Benet was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 66th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Benigno Tono came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Gorgory's Elroy Snijders slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tolis Mantouvalos. That made the score 0-7 after 70 minutes of play. Elroy Snijders struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gorgory. 78 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Elroy Snijders came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Higinio Valiente got free with Tolis Mantouvalos in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elroy Snijders in the 81st minute of the match. Tolis Mantouvalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Higinio Valiente in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, Elroy Snijders reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tolis Mantouvalos. The goal made the score 0-8. In the 89th minute, Toutourouki f.c.'s Demis Thanos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Demis Thanos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Toutourouki f.c. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Demis Thanos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 90th minute, Demis Thanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 94 minutes, Dimitris Stefanoglou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toutourouki f.c.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitris Stefanoglou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 96 minutes of play, Gorgory's Oscar Arevalo made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tolis Mantouvalos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gorgory's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.