U23 World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorge Reijnders started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Filippos Kopelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cederik Huts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 3 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kickers United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kostas Katsiaros was slow to take the kick. During this time GREEN LIONS's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on GREEN LIONS's corner Kostas Katsiaros fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cederik Huts quite easily take care of the ball. Vaggelis Pantelidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Reijnders in the 7th minute of the match. Dino Maquiano hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Vaggelis Pantelidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jorge Reijnders went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 17 played minutes Kickers United got a freekick which was hit by Blas Lertxun. Ignatios Papachronakis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Cederik Huts when he managed to save the team from getting behind. GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Reijnders in the 21st minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Jorge Reijnders notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis. Vaggelis Pantelidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Markus Van Bombergen kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignatios Papachronakis in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cederik Huts saved Kickers United from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Reijnders in the 33rd minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Vaggelis Pantelidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filippos Kopelis got free with Cederik Huts in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Kickers United getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Markus Van Bombergen hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Dino Maquiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Ignatios Papachronakis made the kick off in the second half. Markus Van Bombergen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaggelis Pantelidis having to interfere. GREEN LIONS were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Kickers United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kostas Katsiaros took the corner. After taking down the ball on GREEN LIONS's corner Kostas Katsiaros fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cederik Huts quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Ignatios Papachronakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN LIONS's supporters rose to their feet, but Ignatios Papachronakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cederik Huts breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Reijnders got free with Vaggelis Pantelidis in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kostas Katsiaros took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cederik Huts. Kickers United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tomás Firmin hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Dino Maquiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaggelis Pantelidis having to interfere. Kickers United made a substitution. Toon Adriaensens replaced Antonio Netels. Kickers United made a substitution. Alexander Höijer replaced Leonides Blasi. When GREEN LIONS's Filippos Kopelis in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kickers United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippos Trontzos to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 93 minutes, Dino Maquiano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kickers United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dino Maquiano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filippos Kopelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.