U21 World League

Juan Gilberto Funes
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Alexandros Karakotsos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tilemachos Manouselis made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Candido Lauro sent off a good shot on target. Tabachana F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Cleto Paio scored to the left of an out of position Tilemachos Manouselis, making the score, 1-0. A collision led to Atlético Argentino getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jose Gasteiz hit a great ball. Vassilis Tournas took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leon Urtzi. Leon Urtzi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Alexis Idrotoglou took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leon Urtzi. Leon Urtzi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 20th minute, Vassilis Tournas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Tabachana F.C. booed when Atlético Argentino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Javiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilias Kritikopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ilias Kritikopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-3 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Candido Lauro to make the kick off. In the 57th minute Candido Lauro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tilemachos Manouselis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Vassilis Tournas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-4. Leon Urtzi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 67 minutes into the match, Candido Lauro notched a goal, 5-4, to the right of Tabachana F.C.'s Tilemachos Manouselis. Tilemachos Manouselis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Tabachana F.C. getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Vassilis Tournas hit a great ball. Tilemachos Manouselis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Lauro in the 71st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Atlético Argentino's David Mattin got a free kick in the 74th minute. Tilemachos Manouselis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Candido Lauro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tilemachos Manouselis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Lauro in the 79th minute of the match. Atlético Argentino's Leon Urtzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Argentino from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Atlético Argentino defense, Vassilis Tournas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leon Urtzi. The Atlético Argentino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leon Urtzi should have stopped the shot. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.