U23 World League

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Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonatan Santiago took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Bahía é Carnaval getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Roque Camerino hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alekos Papachristou in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sergio Romeri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pagos FC were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Bahía é Carnaval's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eleftherios Karakotsos took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Kostas Karalexopoulos managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Pagos FC's Babbis Kretinos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melchor Nayely in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Bahía é Carnaval's Roque Camerino seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Roque Camerino the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bahía é Carnaval protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Roque Camerino had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of Bahía é Carnaval:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pagos FC:s goal. Sergio Romeri had in the 18thth minute some difficulties stopping Eleftherios Karakotsos's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alekos Papachristou in the 21st minute of play forced Bahía é Carnaval's goalkeeper Sergio Romeri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21st play minutes Alekos Papachristou shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Sergio Romeri and just under the crossbar into goal. Sergio Romeri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Tsiabras in the 24th minute. A collision led to Bahía é Carnaval getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Igor Cordara hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the game, Fanis Papafanopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Sergio Romeri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bahía é Carnaval's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Giorgos Tsiabras scored to the left of an out of position Sergio Romeri, making the score, 3-0. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Charis Nebegleras hit a great ball. After 46 played minutes Bahía é Carnaval got a freekick which was hit by Igor Cordara.

The wind increased when Alekos Papachristou made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Giorgos Tsiabras 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. Melchor Nayely recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Charis Nebegleras hit a great ball. Jonatan Santiago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Babbis Kretinos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alekos Papachristou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Sergio Romeri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 61 minutes, Giorgos Tsiabras mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pagos FC and the Bahía é Carnaval players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Giorgos Tsiabras hit a great ball. Bahía é Carnaval's Sergio Romeri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Tsiabras in the 64th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Melchor Nayely got free with Babbis Kretinos in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, Giorgos Tsiabras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergio Romeri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alekos Papachristou went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 88th minute Alekos Papachristou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romeri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 93 minutes, Fanis Papafanopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pagos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fanis Papafanopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Pagos FC had won after a very even match.