U23 World League

Juan Gilberto Funes
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Petros Malioufas made the kick off and thus started the match. Pavlos Kazakis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Atlético Argentino. Jose Gasteiz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Panos Kamarinakis. 1-0. In the 10th minute David Mattin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Kamarinakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panos Kamarinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleto Paio in the 11th minute of play. When Alekos Volakis fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Milan's protests and gave Alekos Volakis a yellow card for diving instead. 14 minutes into the match, Atlético Argentino's Jose Gasteiz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Panos Kamarinakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cleto Paio in the 20th minute. After 20th play minutes Candido Lauro shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Panos Kamarinakis and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 24th minute, Vicente Estebano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leon Urtzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orestis Katsadourakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Candido Lauro took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Panos Kamarinakis. Panos Kamarinakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Alekos Volakis hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Orestis Katsadourakis got a free kick in the 36th minute.

Diogenis Nestorakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Atlético Argentino's Jose Gasteiz got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The supporters of Atlético Argentino booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fanis Panousis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cleto Paio scored 4-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Panos Kamarinakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Orestis Katsadourakis hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Panos Kamarinakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Candido Lauro's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Leon Urtzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleftherios Kanatakis in the 69th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Eleftherios Kanatakis 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. David Mattin scored 5-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Panos Kamarinakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Panos Kamarinakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Mattin, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Panos Kamarinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Mattin in the 87th minute of play. When Orestis Katsadourakis fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Milan's protests and gave Orestis Katsadourakis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Orestis Katsadourakis got a free kick in the 93rd minute. There was no doubt that Atlético Argentino were the better team. Atlético Argentino's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.