U21 World League

Kotetsi
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Markos Melisofagos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sven-Olof Zander made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Markos Melisofagos sent off a good shot on target. Filippos Antoniou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Filippos Antoniou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Melisofagos in the 10th minute of play forced Lilla Jordberga BK's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Zander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Alkis Athanasiou. With a little luck, Lilla Jordberga BK's Sven-Olof Zander got control of the ball when Markos Melisofagos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 17 minutes Lilla Jordberga BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Spyros Papazoglou who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 20 minutes, Pär Abrahamsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lilla Jordberga BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pär Abrahamsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Lilla Jordberga BK booed when Kolopetinitsa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sakis Touronis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alkis Athanasiou's late challenge caught a Lilla Jordberga BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alkis Athanasiou helped the player get up and apologised. Markos Melisofagos had several of the Lilla Jordberga BK's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 33 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Sven-Olof Zander as he didn't even see the shot coming. Markos Melisofagos had several of the Lilla Jordberga BK's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 38 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Sven-Olof Zander as he didn't even see the shot coming. The audience was convinced that Markos Melisofagos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Olof Zander was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

If Filippos Antoniou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rdth minute of the game Markos Melisofagos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lilla Jordberga BK's Sven-Olof Zander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 55th minute, Alkis Athanasiou made a precise shot to the right of Sven-Olof Zander. Lilla Jordberga BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Markos Melisofagos in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sven-Olof Zander saved Lilla Jordberga BK from getting behind. Ivan Boström kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Markos Melisofagos in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sven-Olof Zander saved Lilla Jordberga BK from getting behind. In the 68th match minute, Lilla Jordberga BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Erik Säf to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the game, Kolopetinitsa's Markos Melisofagos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven-Olof Zander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. In the 87th match minute, Lilla Jordberga BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Forsberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Spyros Papazoglou sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Lilla Jordberga BK's Sven-Olof Zander didn't even have to move. In the 89th minute, Karl-Erik Säf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Markos Melisofagos put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Sven-Olof Zander. There was no doubt that Kolopetinitsa were the better team. Kolopetinitsa's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.