U23 World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7712 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 150) After a defensive mix-up in GREEN LIONS's zone, Gheorghe Stoiciu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vaggelis Pantelidis came out of the goal and Gheorghe Stoiciu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 4th match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippos Koutsokefalakis to maneuver through the defense. Filippos Koutsokefalakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Manuel Hogaș made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Stoiciu in the 13th minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Vaggelis Pantelidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcel Tolea hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. When Iosif Doicaru fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rasnita's protests and gave Iosif Doicaru a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rasnita's Iosif Doicaru got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Gheorghe Stoiciu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute, Gheorghe Stoiciu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rasnita fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demis Laggizos during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Paul Ene's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vaggelis Pantelidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Iosif Doicaru 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. Vaggelis Pantelidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Doicaru in the 33rd minute of play. In the 46th minute Iosif Doicaru 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Demis Laggizos made a kick off. Vaggelis Pantelidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Stoiciu in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th minute, Paul Ene got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 56 minutes, Gheorghe Stoiciu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rasnita and the GREEN LIONS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when Rasnita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gheorghe Stoiciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 57 minutes, Demis Laggizos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GREEN LIONS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Demis Laggizos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Rasnita getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Remus Maleș hit a great ball. Dimitris Panagiotakis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demis Laggizos in the 66th minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Manuel Hogaș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iosif Doicaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demis Laggizos in the 78th minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Manuel Hogaș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Rasnita booed when GREEN LIONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Kavogiannis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Stoiciu, 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 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Hogaș prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 91 minutes into the match, Rasnita's goal looked a bit too open when Filippos Koutsokefalakis came free, but Manuel Hogaș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st match minute, Rasnita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nichifor Buzincu to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute of the match Filippos Koutsokefalakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Hogaș skillfully saved the ball. Vaggelis Pantelidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gheorghe Stoiciu in the 94th minute of the match. Rasnita's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.