U23 World League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antonio Barijho started the match with the kick off. STARK F.C.'s Gigi Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save STARK F.C. from getting a goal against them. Wlodzimierz Rawa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Abascal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, one of Green Horses:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Sebastian Dayam hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, Green Horses's Omiros Kokkosalis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gigi Buffon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Green Horses's Odysseas Terzis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gigi Buffon. That made the score 2-0 after 19 minutes of play. Wlodzimierz Rawa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Abascal, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Antonio Barijho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wlodzimierz Rawa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. After 38 minutes Green Horses's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jose Ignazio who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Harry Kane managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 45 played minutes STARK F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Dayam. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Chan Clet made the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, STARK F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Antonis Ikonomeas came free, but Gigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonis Ikonomeas in the 51st minute of play forced STARK F.C.'s goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odysseas Terzis in the 52nd minute of play. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonis Ikonomeas, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Harry Kane came free, but Wlodzimierz Rawa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Omiros Kokkosalis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. The supporters of Green Horses booed when STARK F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeo Lizer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 74 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Green Horses's Chan Clet fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 75th match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odysseas Terzis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of STARK F.C. booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaggelos Keratakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jose Ignazio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odysseas Terzis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Chan Clet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gigi Buffon was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Gigi Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chan Clet's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. In the 91st minute, Tyrion Lannister hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Omiros Kokkosalis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and STARK F.C.'s Gigi Buffon didn't even have to move. STARK F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.