U23 World League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alketas Kapopoulos kicked off to start the match. Alketas Kapopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Meira having to interfere. After 5 played minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Parmezanas. 9 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Abel Meira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alketas Kapopoulos. A collision led to Liverpool F.C. YNWA getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Fivos Zachakis hit a great ball. Giorgos Parmezanas kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Giorgos Parmezanas got a free kick in the 14th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Fivos Zachakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Beatriz 08 the free kick. In the 17th match minute, Liverpool F.C. YNWA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fivos Zachakis to maneuver through the defense. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's attentive Babbis Giannas managed to snatch the ball when Emilis Rožėnas made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. Alketas Kapopoulos struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Abel Meira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Liverpool F.C. YNWA. Giorgos Parmezanas might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abel Meira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giorgos Parmezanas ran back to his position shaking his head. Alketas Kapopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Meira having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Alexandros Kabanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, FC Beatriz 08's Emilis Rožėnas tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Abel Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alketas Kapopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute, Gaspar Gago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giorgos Parmezanas's late challenge caught a FC Beatriz 08's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giorgos Parmezanas helped the player get up and apologised. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Vladimiros Kaklamanakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by He Yue Feng in the 40th minute of play. After 46 minutes of play, FC Beatriz 08's He Yue Feng made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for He Yue Feng to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Vladimiros Kaklamanakos got control of the ball when He Yue Feng tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stamatis Lallos's late challenge caught a FC Beatriz 08's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stamatis Lallos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Liverpool F.C. YNWA getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Stamatis Lallos hit a great ball. Vladimiros Kaklamanakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from He Yue Feng in the 55th minute of play. Abel Meira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alketas Kapopoulos in the 57th minute of play. The supporters of FC Beatriz 08 booed when Liverpool F.C. YNWA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandros Kabanis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Emilis Rožėnas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimiros Kaklamanakos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angélico Borges in the 69th minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Vladimiros Kaklamanakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Beatriz 08's He Yue Feng slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vladimiros Kaklamanakos. That made the score 0-2 after 72 minutes of play. In the 75th match minute, FC Beatriz 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angélico Borges to maneuver through the defense. Alketas Kapopoulos struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Abel Meira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Liverpool F.C. YNWA. When Giorgos Parmezanas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 79 minutes had been played. He Yue Feng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Vladimiros Kaklamanakos made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Spyros Lagizos got a free kick in the 83rd minute. The supporters of Liverpool F.C. YNWA booed when FC Beatriz 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregório Brochado didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 96 minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emilis Rožėnas who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Gaspar Gago almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Vladimiros Kaklamanakos did a great save. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Liverpool F.C. YNWA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emilis Rožėnas was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Beatriz 08's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Gaspar Gago managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The Liverpool F.C. YNWA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Beatriz 08 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.