U23 World League

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Roman Barros charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roman Barros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Roman Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Dimitris Alatza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gustavo Galindo. That made the score 1-0 after 7 minutes of play. Lefteris Christodoulou's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Gustavo Galindo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Nessos Mestas fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's protests and gave Nessos Mestas a yellow card for diving instead. Nessos Mestas kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Candelaria FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Galindo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lefteris Christodoulou. Gustavo Galindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lefteris Christodoulou in the 35th minute of the match. Akis Kiriakopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Lefteris Christodoulou got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute Marco Peli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salmakis Pezos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

51 minutes into the match, Leukothoe Lipsanos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gustavo Galindo. Candelaria FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leukothoe Lipsanos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 54th match minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iolaos Panagopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Dimitris Alatza took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gustavo Galindo. Gustavo Galindo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dimitris Alatza in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gustavo Galindo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 65 minutes into the match, Candelaria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lefteris Christodoulou came free, but Gustavo Galindo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lefteris Christodoulou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 73rd minute Dimitris Alatza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Galindo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iolaos Panagopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gustavo Galindo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iolaos Panagopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. 77 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Barros came free, but Salmakis Pezos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Galindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Alatza in the 80th minute of play. Gustavo Galindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lefteris Christodoulou in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lefteris Christodoulou in the 94th minute of play forced Candelaria FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Galindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Lefteris Christodoulou. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ had won after a very even match.