U23 World League

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Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Konstantinos Lazaropoulos started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Theofilos Zaninos. Marcelo Bikendi made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Konstantinos Lazaropoulos sent off a good shot on target. Loukas Kanavidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Immanuel Budiarto, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Hanung Pradnyana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Noah-Leon Hutagalung struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Loukas Kanavidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Greencard. Loukas Kanavidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tora Suarlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A collision led to Greencard getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Hanung Pradnyana hit a great ball. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Nikos Lagonikakis shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 29th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Marcelo Bikendi but with some difficulty. 31 minutes into the match, Tora Suarlan notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Loukas Kanavidis. Loukas Kanavidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 35th minute, Akis Romanidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 36 minutes, Noah-Leon Hutagalung managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Greencard's supporters crossed their fingers, but Noah-Leon Hutagalung was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Noah-Leon Hutagalung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Tora Suarlan came free, but Loukas Kanavidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Greencard were awarded a corner. Tora Suarlan went to the cornerflag to take it. Marcelo Bikendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theofilos Zaninos, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Loukas Kanavidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tora Suarlan in the 45th minute of the match. Loukas Kanavidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noah-Leon Hutagalung in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tora Suarlan to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Noah-Leon Hutagalung put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Loukas Kanavidis. In the 57th minute Niko Willams shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Bikendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 66 minutes, Tora Suarlan made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Loukas Kanavidis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Greencard booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stratos Lagonikakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Greencard's Noah-Leon Hutagalung got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Greencard's Ismael Zaoui suffered a sore foot after 73 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Alexis Petrou's late challenge caught a Greencard's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexis Petrou helped the player get up and apologised. Greencard made a substitution. Albertus Sadikin replaced Ismael Zaoui. Alexis Petrou hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Stefanos Xomeritakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Noah-Leon Hutagalung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noah-Leon Hutagalung's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Loukas Kanavidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Greencard's Tora Suarlan got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantinos Lazaropoulos in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Bikendi saved Greencard from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adnan Indrajit during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Greencard's Adnan Indrajit got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 90th match minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stratos Lagonikakis to maneuver through the defense. If Tora Suarlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Greencard left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than tHe SOnS of rAGnar.