U21 World League

Nueva Roma
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gerasimos Patsionidis got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Lengua de Lobo's Blas-Armando Giunta got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Fanis Kapernekas might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Agustin Rossi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fanis Kapernekas ran back to his position shaking his head. Agustin Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sokratis Symeonakis in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerasimos Patsionidis in the 9th minute of play forced Lengua de Lobo's goalkeeper Agustin Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When RO Army V55's Gerasimos Patsionidis in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lengua de Lobo's goalie prevented a goal. Tasos Marinos hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliberto Manuelo got free with Thodoris Tabakis in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Martin-Daniel Palermo came free, but Thodoris Tabakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agustin Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Kapernekas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Lengua de Lobo getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Guillermo Barros Schelloto hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Feliberto Manuelo 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. A collision led to RO Army V55 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Trifon Tsirikas hit a great ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Feliberto Manuelo was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Lengua de Lobo's Igor Xacintu got a free kick in the 50th minute. Albano Gilen kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Thodoris Tabakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquiles Meo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Thodoris Tabakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin-Daniel Palermo in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th match minute, RO Army V55 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manos Komaitis to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in RO Army V55's zone, Martin-Daniel Palermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thodoris Tabakis came out of the goal and Martin-Daniel Palermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin-Daniel Palermo in the 72nd minute of play forced RO Army V55's goalkeeper Thodoris Tabakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Vassilis Stergioudas got a free kick in the 80th minute. Martin-Daniel Palermo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thodoris Tabakis. RO Army V55's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to RO Army V55 getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Iosif Pantelatos hit a great ball. Aquiles Meo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Thodoris Tabakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Lengua de Lobo getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Feliberto Manuelo hit a great ball. When Sokratis Symeonakis fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RO Army V55's protests and gave Sokratis Symeonakis a yellow card for diving instead. Lengua de Lobo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of RO Army V55 for a fine match.