U23 World League

Lipochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) Goizeder Parserises made the kick off and thus started the match. Romildo Lombillo made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lipochσrion FC's Spyros Kotsolis. Alkinoos Tsirigotakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Presebal Baldes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dhori Zhobro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rik Sirguero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Fetfatzidis in the 10th minute of play. Alkinoos Tsirigotakis came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Fire Breathers FC's Presebal Baldes. But to his dismay, Presebal Baldes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Spyros Kotsolis fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lipochσrion FC's protests and gave Spyros Kotsolis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lipochσrion FC's Spyros Kotsolis got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lipochσrion FC's zone, Presebal Baldes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alkinoos Tsirigotakis came out of the goal and Presebal Baldes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romildo Lombillo hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dhori Zhobro got free with Rik Sirguero in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute of the match Fire Breathers FC got a corner. Lipochσrion FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Goizeder Parserises ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Goizeder Parserises almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lipochσrion FC's Alkinoos Tsirigotakis did a great save. Alkinoos Tsirigotakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Presebal Baldes in the 31st minute of the match. Giannis Fetfatzidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rik Sirguero made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Dhori Zhobro sent off a good shot on target.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dhori Zhobro to make the kick off. Giannis Fetfatzidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Presebal Baldes got free with Alkinoos Tsirigotakis in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Fetfatzidis in the 60th minute of play forced Fire Breathers FC's goalkeeper Rik Sirguero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dhori Zhobro in the 65th minute of play forced Fire Breathers FC's goalkeeper Rik Sirguero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th match minute, Lipochσrion FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iordanis Siapkas to maneuver through the defense. Alkinoos Tsirigotakis was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Goizeder Parserises. The audience was convinced that Giannis Fetfatzidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rik Sirguero was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. If Dhori Zhobro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Fire Breathers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Fetfatzidis came free, but Rik Sirguero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alkinoos Tsirigotakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aquilino Ocomardia in the 83rd minute. When the match had been going on for 88 minutes, Fire Breathers FC's Goizeder Parserises got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Alkinoos Tsirigotakis. In the 90th minute, Aquilino Ocomardia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rik Sirguero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dhori Zhobro, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle went the supporters of Fire Breathers FC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Lipochσrion FC side.