U23 World League

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ekhemos Kezdoglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lefteris Christodoulou in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Celsinho Vander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ekhemos Kezdoglou got control of the ball when Nico Torres tried to sneak it across the goal line. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leukothoe Lipsanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Gustavo Braga came free, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lefteris Christodoulou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Celsinho Vander read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leukothoe Lipsanos in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leukothoe Lipsanos in the 18th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Celsinho Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celsinho Vander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leukothoe Lipsanos in the 20th minute of play. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ekhemos Kezdoglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Lefteris Christodoulou came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lefteris Christodoulou, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Alatza in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iolaos Panagopoulos in the 29th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Celsinho Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ekhemos Kezdoglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 30th minute of play. Ekhemos Kezdoglou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Gustavo Braga's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Luiz Gustavo Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, AFC - Curitiba's Allan Furlan got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 45th minute, Dimitris Alatza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

AFC - Curitiba's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Dimitris Alatza scored to the left of an out of position Celsinho Vander, making the score, 1-2. Celsinho Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Alatza in the 55th minute of the match. The supporters of ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ booed when AFC - Curitiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anderson Velloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the AFC - Curitiba defense, Lefteris Christodoulou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celsinho Vander. The AFC - Curitiba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celsinho Vander should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Iolaos Panagopoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Celsinho Vander narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. After 64 played minutes AFC - Curitiba got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Gustavo Braga. Leukothoe Lipsanos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Celsinho Vander when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Celsinho Vander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lefteris Christodoulou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander got control of the ball when Lefteris Christodoulou tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Allan Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Dimitris Alatza took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Celsinho Vander to make any attempt to save it. Adriano Carneiro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the game, one of AFC - Curitiba:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iolaos Panagopoulos in the 96th minute of play. With a little luck, AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander got control of the ball when Lefteris Christodoulou tried to sneak it across the goal line. The AFC - Curitiba fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.