U23 World League

AGT STADIUM
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jose-Manuel Benítez kicked off to start the match. Anselmo Galnares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sokratis Symeonakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jose-Manuel Benítez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Helmuth Duckadam when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 8th minute of the match AGT Team got a corner. RO Army V55's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Norberto Vazquez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Anselmo Galnares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandros Papakrivas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anselmo Galnares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sokratis Symeonakis in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match RO Army V55 got a corner. AGT Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Prodan ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Sokratis Symeonakis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when AGT Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Ramirez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anselmo Galnares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandros Papakrivas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Papakrivas in the 24th minute of play forced AGT Team's goalkeeper Anselmo Galnares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmo Galnares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Kapernekas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes, Gerasimos Patsionidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RO Army V55 and the AGT Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gerasimos Patsionidis kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Anselmo Galnares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandros Papakrivas's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. 46 minutes into the match, AGT Team's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Pantelatos came free, but Anselmo Galnares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexandros Papakrivas to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, AGT Team's goalkeeper Anselmo Galnares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandros Papakrivas. Anselmo Galnares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandros Papakrivas's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrés Nadal, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when AGT Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renato Jurado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vassilis Stergioudas's late challenge caught a AGT Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vassilis Stergioudas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Vassilis Stergioudas got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69thth minute of the game Jose-Manuel Benítez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RO Army V55's Helmuth Duckadam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 70 played minutes RO Army V55 got a freekick which was hit by Manos Komaitis. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Vazquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Andrés Nadal hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Vazquez in the 87th minute of the match. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Vazquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. RO Army V55 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.