U23 World League

EL PINO
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Giorgos Moras took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Fulgencio Lazaeta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in BLACK PANTHER F.C's zone, Pau Agosto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Apostolos Svirkos came out of the goal and Pau Agosto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xano Ocejo during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to El Pinar getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Xano Ocejo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Moras in the 13th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Aztore Sarantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pau Agosto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Apostolos Svirkos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Zarando Dolmos came free, but Apostolos Svirkos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kleon Kontodimos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aztore Sarantes having to interfere. After a rather tough play, El Pinar's Xano Ocejo got a free kick in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleon Kontodimos in the 27th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Aztore Sarantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apostolos Svirkos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pau Agosto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 38 minute of play. Zarando Dolmos hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. BLACK PANTHER F.C's Apostolos Svirkos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save BLACK PANTHER F.C from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute Theagenis Iosifidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aztore Sarantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pau Agosto to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Nasos Patsiavouras got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urtsua Flayre in the 55th minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Apostolos Svirkos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, El Pinar's Aztore Sarantes got control of the ball when Giorgos Moras tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Theagenis Iosifidis got free with Aztore Sarantes in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pau Agosto charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pau Agosto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pau Agosto hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Christos Spyropoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Aztore Sarantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, El Pinar's Aztore Sarantes got control of the ball when Giorgos Moras tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 89 in the game by Giorgos Moras from a close distance when the talented Aztore Sarantes managed to make a qualified save. El Pinar's players were relieved. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Pinar had won after a very even match.