U21 World League

Dionisio Bartolomé
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Prodromos Koufos kicked off to start the match. Blas Giunta hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prodromos Koufos in the 5th minute of play forced ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s goalkeeper Anastasio Lobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Prodromos Koufos managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN LIONS's supporters rose to their feet, but Prodromos Koufos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anastasio Lobo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Makis Liras got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 15 minutes, Efrain Orlondo made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iakovos Koutsoubis kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match Ryan Giggs shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonis Maltezos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in GREEN LIONS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! Antonis Maltezos had in the 20thth minute some difficulties stopping Ryan Giggs's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Celestino Chumo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Orlondo came free, but Antonis Maltezos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Kalokiris in the 26th minute of play forced ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s goalkeeper Anastasio Lobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Apostolis Nafpliotis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s Anastasio Lobo did a great save. After 31 played minutes ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★ got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Orlondo. Makis Liras charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Makis Liras the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 32 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Makis Liras. In the 33rd minute of the match Ryan Giggs shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonis Maltezos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the last second Antonis Maltezos throw himself and got hold of the ball when Efrain Orlondo in the 35thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★ were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after GREEN LIONS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ryan Giggs took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Blas Giunta managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 40 minutes into the match, ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s Efrain Orlondo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antonis Maltezos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Niceto Iyan kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Efrain Orlondo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Antonis Maltezos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Orlondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Dimitris Kalokiris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ntinos Samaras hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Johan Qvarnström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonis Maltezos having to interfere. Anastasio Lobo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prodromos Koufos, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Iakovos Koutsoubis kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Ryan Giggs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Antonis Maltezos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 71 in the game by Prodromos Koufos from a close distance when the talented Anastasio Lobo managed to make a qualified save. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s players were relieved. In the 76th minute, Celestino Chumo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iakovos Koutsoubis hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Ntinos Samaras kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s Ryan Giggs got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antonis Maltezos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Orlondo in the 87th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimitris Kalokiris in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anastasio Lobo saved ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★ from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★ had won after a very even match.