World League

Farsta Arena
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th minute Markos Katselis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jesus Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markos Katselis in the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of Cyprus Eagles AFC booed when Farsta BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Augusto Damião didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Pihlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Babbis Papoutsakis hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Edgar Pihlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Markos Katselis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting a goal against them. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting a goal against them. Edgar Pihlberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pavlos Fotiadis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgar Pihlberg got free with Pavlos Fotiadis in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the match, Leonidas Stathis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Farsta BK's Jesus Navarro. Jesus Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 28 minutes into the game, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Vrasidas Rellis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jesus Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Edgar Pihlberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pavlos Fotiadis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edgar Pihlberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Pavlos Fotiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Pihlberg in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute Fortunato Peca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Fotiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jesus Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markos Katselis in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Katselis in the 40th minute of play forced Farsta BK's goalkeeper Jesus Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Pihlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 43rd match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viktoras Pierrakos to maneuver through the defense. Constantin Costăchescu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After the first half Cyprus Eagles AFC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgar Pihlberg to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Katselis in the 50th minute of play forced Farsta BK's goalkeeper Jesus Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Farsta BK's goalkeeper Jesus Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Apostolos Kazantzopoulos. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Apostolos Kazantzopoulos in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jesus Navarro saved Farsta BK from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Katselis in the 54th minute of play forced Farsta BK's goalkeeper Jesus Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Farsta BK's Juliane Keßler got a free kick in the 57th minute. If Andrew De Koning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Dimitris Moularas got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Jesus Navarro made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Leonidas Stathis sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vrasidas Rellis in the 70th minute of play forced Farsta BK's goalkeeper Jesus Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesus Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vrasidas Rellis in the 75th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Farsta BK's goal looked a bit too open when Markos Katselis came free, but Jesus Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fortunato Peca came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Pihlberg in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavlos Fotiadis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 89th match minute, Farsta BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantin Costăchescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st match minute, Farsta BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Long Bin Xing to maneuver through the defense. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Einar Lindberg got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgar Pihlberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pavlos Fotiadis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cyprus Eagles AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.