U23 World League

Mendoza
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leonel Oinaz made the kick off which started today's match. After 3rd play minutes Leonel Oinaz shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Stefanos Topoudis and just under the crossbar into goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonel Oinaz in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefanos Topoudis saved Aliverpool from getting behind. After 14 played minutes Aliverpool got a freekick which was hit by Louis Christou. Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Aliverpool from getting a goal against them. Stefanos Topoudis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severiano Belasko in the 21st minute. With a little luck, Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis got control of the ball when Leonel Oinaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnoldo Dacio hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Louis Christou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27th play minutes Leonel Oinaz shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Stefanos Topoudis and just under the crossbar into goal. Honorio Martxelin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Aliverpool getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Stathis Mousikos hit a great ball. Jose Xacintu's late challenge caught a Aliverpool's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Xacintu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Atletic Elooo getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Natalio Remigio hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, Aliverpool's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Martxelin came free, but Stefanos Topoudis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The supporters of Aliverpool booed when Atletic Elooo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honorio Martxelin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 53 played minutes Atletic Elooo got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Tohias. A hard shot by Efthimis Giotopoulos from long distance, 53 minutes into the match, got Mauricio Nesor's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After a defensive mix-up in Aliverpool's zone, Severiano Belasko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefanos Topoudis came out of the goal and Severiano Belasko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 57th minute Honorio Martxelin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Topoudis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Martxelin in the 61st minute of play forced Aliverpool's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes of play, Atletic Elooo's Severiano Belasko made it 4-0 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! After 68 played minutes Atletic Elooo got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Dacio. In the 69th match minute, Atletic Elooo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Remigio to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Aliverpool's Mauricio Nesor threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Efthimis Giotopoulos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Santo Eudoxio charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santo Eudoxio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 79 minutes into the match, Aliverpool's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Oinaz came free, but Stefanos Topoudis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nasos Stratikis during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th minute, Nasos Stratikis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Aliverpool getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Nasos Stratikis hit a great ball. The supporters of Aliverpool booed when Atletic Elooo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santo Eudoxio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Aliverpool defense, Honorio Martxelin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stefanos Topoudis. The Aliverpool fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stefanos Topoudis should have stopped the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Atletic Elooo fully deserved thier win.