U23 World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7753 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geovanni Moreira started the match with the kick off. Vaggelis Pantelidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geovanni Moreira went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovanni Moreira in the 6th minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Vaggelis Pantelidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vaggelis Pantelidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dieguinho Massa in the 7th minute of the match. Jumentus Rock Club's Alan Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerasimos Vasilarakos in the 9th minute of play. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dieguinho Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Filippos Koutsokefalakis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alan Alcântara. That made the score 1-1 in the 11 minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Dieguinho Massa came free, but Vaggelis Pantelidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Eduardo Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Vaggelis Pantelidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Geovanni Moreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jumentus Rock Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Eduardo Gomes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Fabiano Leite hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Vaggelis Pantelidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Moreira in the 30th minute of play. Jumentus Rock Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tales Goiano in the 31st minute. A nice corner shot did that Nuno Valladares got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vaggelis Pantelidis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Vaggelis Pantelidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geovanni Moreira went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Dieguinho Massa scored 1-4 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vaggelis Pantelidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dieguinho Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovanni Moreira charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geovanni Moreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Geovanni Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filippos Koutsokefalakis in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alan Alcântara saved Jumentus Rock Club from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

In the 56th minute Zé Paulo Koehler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vaggelis Pantelidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis got control of the ball when Dieguinho Massa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Valladares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Demis Laggizos in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alan Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vaggelis Pantelidis was a little too slow when Geovanni Moreira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-5. 71 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Vaggelis Pantelidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dieguinho Massa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dieguinho Massa got free with Vaggelis Pantelidis in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save GREEN LIONS from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Jumentus Rock Club getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Dida Valadares hit a great ball. After 81 played minutes, GREEN LIONS's Filippos Koutsokefalakis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alan Alcântara came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GREEN LIONS reached it. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Dieguinho Massa took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Vaggelis Pantelidis to make any attempt to save it. Zé Paulo Koehler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jumentus Rock Club's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.