U23 World League

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Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Adab FC's Fawzi Larfaoui started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abd al-Asis Lacen in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefanos Topoudis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abd al-Asis Lacen took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefanos Topoudis. Stefanos Topoudis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Fawzi Larfaoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stefanos Topoudis was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Stefanos Topoudis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheb Sadmi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Theofanis Mouratis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nouredine Mimoun having to make a save. Tayeb Drioueche kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abd al-Asis Lacen in the 23rd minute of play forced Aliverpool's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Stathis Mousikos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute, Fawzi Larfaoui ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefanos Topoudis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 29th minute, Nasos Stratikis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nouredine Mimoun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Telis Ntavelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, Nadir Bencherif was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Adab FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aliverpool the free kick. Nadir Bencherif hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Nouredine Mimoun was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Louis Christou. Fawzi Larfaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theofanis Mouratis to make the kick off. Tayeb Drioueche kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. After 54 played minutes, Aliverpool's Efthimis Giotopoulos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nouredine Mimoun 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 Aliverpool reached it. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Aliverpool's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 63 minutes of play, Adab FC's Abd al-Asis Lacen made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stefanos Topoudis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Theofanis Mouratis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nouredine Mimoun having to interfere. Theofanis Mouratis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 75 in the game by Abd al-Asis Lacen from a close distance when the talented Stefanos Topoudis managed to make a qualified save. Aliverpool's players were relieved. In the 77th minute, Abd al-Asis Lacen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stefanos Topoudis. The goal made the score 0-5. Stathis Mousikos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Nouredine Mimoun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stefanos Topoudis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fawzi Larfaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Theofanis Mouratis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nasos Stratikis fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aliverpool's protests and gave Nasos Stratikis a yellow card for diving instead. Nasos Stratikis kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. When Abd al-Asis Hemdani fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Adab FC's protests and gave Abd al-Asis Hemdani a yellow card for diving instead. Theofanis Mouratis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.