World League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, Green Horses's Menios Karagiorgis got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Nevşehirspor's Görkem Büyükada in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Green Horses's goalie prevented a goal. Leonard Gregersen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alkaios Bougiouklis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Green Horses defense, Görkem Büyükada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Efthimis Psaris. The Green Horses fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Efthimis Psaris should have stopped the shot. In the 21stth minute of the game Görkem Büyükada who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Green Horses's Efthimis Psaris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 25 minutes, Menios Karagiorgis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Green Horses and the Nevşehirspor players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 25 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Menios Karagiorgis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 28th minute of play forced Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Leonard Gregersen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Alkaios Bougiouklis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonard Gregersen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Efthimis Psaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Görkem Büyükada in the 35th minute of play. Nevşehirspor's Gökmen Parshan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Menios Karagiorgis, made in the 38th minute of the game. Gao Xi Di kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45thth minute of the game Görkem Büyükada who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Green Horses's Efthimis Psaris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emilian Bâlea to strike the kick off in the second half. Görkem Büyükada's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Efthimis Psaris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. The throw-in from Thanos Psarros in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nevşehirspor's Emre Mor. Menios Karagiorgis hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Görkem Büyükada in the 59th minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Efthimis Psaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Alkaios Bougiouklis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Green Horses's supporters rose to their feet, but Alkaios Bougiouklis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonard Gregersen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nevşehirspor's Ahmet Paşa was substituted for Görkem Büyükada. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Antonis Ikonomeas hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Chan Clet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Gregersen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute of the game, Ahmet Paşa landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Evaggelos Keratakis fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Green Horses's protests and gave Evaggelos Keratakis a yellow card for diving instead. Evaggelos Keratakis kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. A hard shot by Emre Mor from long distance, 68 minutes into the match, got Efthimis Psaris's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Gao Xi Di scored 2-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Efthimis Psaris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 78 minutes into the game, Antonis Ikonomeas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nevşehirspor's Emre Mor quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Ali Tanaltay in the 80th minute of the match. The throw-in from Antonis Ikonomeas in the 81st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nevşehirspor's Goliath Phoenix. The throw-in from Antonis Ikonomeas in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nevşehirspor's Goliath Phoenix. In the 87th match minute, Nevşehirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gao Xi Di to maneuver through the defense. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gao Xi Di in the 89th minute of the match.