World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7632 (Terracing: 5725, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chan Clet kicked off to start the match. Marcu Pantelimon struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Efthimis Psaris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NovaStella FK. In the 4th minute, NovaStella FK's Inocencio Lorien ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Efthimis Psaris. Efthimis Psaris yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Efthimis Psaris came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by NovaStella FK's Inocencio Lorien. But to his dismay, Inocencio Lorien quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Efthimis Psaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inocencio Lorien in the 13th minute of play. Efthimis Psaris made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Inocencio Lorien sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by NovaStella FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iason Dimitratos was slow to take the kick. During this time Green Horses's players had a chance to rest. Iason Dimitratos made a great header on Green Horses's corner, it was just that NovaStella FK's Viktor Häll managed to reach the ball for a save. Viktor Häll showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alkaios Bougiouklis, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Inocencio Lorien in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Efthimis Psaris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristoffer Ek in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Chan Clet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viktor Häll was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Efthimis Psaris was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Inocencio Lorien capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Inocencio Lorien really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chan Clet in the 45th minute of play forced NovaStella FK's goalkeeper Viktor Häll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Chan Clet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viktor Häll was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Inocencio Lorien stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Efthimis Psaris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kristoffer Ek's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Efthimis Psaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inocencio Lorien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inocencio Lorien in the 55th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Kristoffer Ek came free, but Efthimis Psaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inocencio Lorien in the 61st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Green Horses's Demis Mitsis got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Inocencio Lorien made a precise shot to the right of Efthimis Psaris. Green Horses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. NovaStella FK's Viktor Häll proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save NovaStella FK from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute, Inocencio Lorien made a precise shot to the right of Efthimis Psaris. Green Horses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After 74 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Evaggelos Keratakis. Efthimis Psaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inocencio Lorien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanos Psarros was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 79 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the game, one of Green Horses:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave NovaStella FK a penalty, 81 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Inocencio Lorien, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Green Horses's Efthimis Psaris. 6-0. 84 minutes into the game, NovaStella FK's Inocencio Lorien nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Efthimis Psaris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronny Odén in the 87th minute of the match. Evaggelos Keratakis charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evaggelos Keratakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 92 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Inocencio Lorien came free, but Efthimis Psaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of NovaStella FK booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Odysseas Terzis didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Green Horses players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for NovaStella FK.