World League

Tafos Indou Arena
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sakis Megas started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo got control of the ball when Sakis Megas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th minute Bazellatin F.C. were awarded a corner. Demis Poulkos went to the cornerflag to take it. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletico Calamar Saavedra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Demis Poulkos was slow to take the kick. During this time Bazellatin F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Birila in the 10th minute of play forced Bazellatin F.C.'s goalkeeper Alexis Milonas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sakis Megas got free with Bonifacio Naldo in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Honorio Justin came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Atletico Calamar Saavedra fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Honorio Justin couldn't finish the play. Alexis Milonas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Hernando in the 26th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sakis Megas in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bonifacio Naldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Paulo Quintan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute Fabio Hernando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexis Milonas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabio Hernando scored 0-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexis Milonas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bonifacio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sakis Megas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexis Milonas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Birila in the 38th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Jeronimo Birila made a precise shot to the right of Alexis Milonas. Bazellatin F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 41 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Birila came free, but Alexis Milonas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakis Megas in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match, Tilemachos Romanidis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bonifacio Naldo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 46th minute Jeronimo Birila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexis Milonas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jeronimo Birila stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Jeronimo Birila ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alexis Milonas. Alexis Milonas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Fabio Hernando blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexis Milonas having to make a save. In the 60thth minute of the game Sakis Megas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 61 minutes Atletico Calamar Saavedra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Demis Poulkos who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Bazellatin F.C.'s Giorgos Sardelis got a free kick in the 61st minute. When Bazellatin F.C.'s Sakis Megas in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalie prevented a goal. Sakis Megas struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Bonifacio Naldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bazellatin F.C.. Fabio Hernando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Alexis Milonas made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakis Megas in the 76th minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Ruperto Txomin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alexis Milonas. The goal made the score 0-6. 88 minutes into the game, Fabio Hernando cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Alexis Milonas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alexis Milonas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruperto Txomin in the 91st minute. The Bazellatin F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Atletico Calamar Saavedra were clearly better and deserved to take the win.