U21 World League

Wert Arena
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Wertian S Salvinorins's Vefa Sevimli started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when GREEN LIONS's Prodromos Koufos fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Slawomir Lampe came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Wertian S Salvinorins fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Slawomir Lampe couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute GREEN LIONS were awarded a corner. Apostolis Nafpliotis went to the cornerflag to take it. Dimitris Kalokiris was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Prodromos Koufos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Cheb Yacef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dimitris Kalokiris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vefa Sevimli came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Antonis Maltezos could save by the left post. Prodromos Koufos charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Prodromos Koufos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to GREEN LIONS getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Prodromos Koufos hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Prodromos Koufos in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cheb Yacef saved Wertian S Salvinorins from getting behind. After 35 minutes, Prodromos Koufos made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Wertian S Salvinorins's Cheb Yacef tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cheb Yacef 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 41st minute. The audience was convinced that Prodromos Koufos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cheb Yacef was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Prodromos Koufos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when Wertian S Salvinorins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Luís Saldanha didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Wertian S Salvinorins booed when GREEN LIONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thanos Katsafanas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59thth minute of the game Prodromos Koufos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wertian S Salvinorins's Cheb Yacef was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Slawomir Lampe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Vefa Sevimli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Prodromos Koufos in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cheb Yacef saved Wertian S Salvinorins from getting behind. When GREEN LIONS's Prodromos Koufos in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wertian S Salvinorins's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Wertian S Salvinorins's Pedro Luís Saldanha got a free kick in the 80th minute. Cheb Yacef was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Prodromos Koufos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 81 minute of play. Antonis Maltezos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vefa Sevimli in the 85th minute of play. After 85 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Emmanouil Bakogiannis. After 88 played minutes Wertian S Salvinorins got a freekick which was hit by Slawomir Lampe. Pedro Luís Saldanha charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Luís Saldanha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Wertian S Salvinorins's Pedro Luís Saldanha got a free kick in the 89th minute. When the match was over GREEN LIONS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Wertian S Salvinorins throughout the match.