U21 World League

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Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Luciano Velloso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantinos Chiotis during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Barbie Doll United U23 booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konstantinos Chiotis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in tHe SOnS of rAGnar's zone, Pedrão Arce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stelios Goumas came out of the goal and Pedrão Arce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 7th minute Barbie Doll United U23 were awarded a corner. Bebeto Fantini went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Bebeto Fantini got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stelios Goumas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Barbie Doll United U23 booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Papadopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stelios Goumas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedrão Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Menelaos Borbokis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Barbie Doll United U23's zone, Valentinos Soukas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Barral came out of the goal and Valentinos Soukas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stelios Goumas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldemar de Godoi in the 19th minute of the match. Orlando Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Menelaos Borbokis, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Velloso came free, but Stelios Goumas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikos Lagonikakis's late challenge caught a Barbie Doll United U23's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikos Lagonikakis helped the player get up and apologised. tHe SOnS of rAGnar:s Stelios Goumas showed great skill when he stopped Bebeto Fantini:s penalty. After some careless play in the tHe SOnS of rAGnar defense, Bebeto Fantini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stelios Goumas. The tHe SOnS of rAGnar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stelios Goumas should have stopped the shot. When Babbis Siakkas fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored tHe SOnS of rAGnar's protests and gave Babbis Siakkas a yellow card for diving instead. 33 minutes into the match, Barbie Doll United U23's Luciano Velloso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stelios Goumas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Barbie Doll United U23 were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after tHe SOnS of rAGnar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bebeto Fantini took the corner. Bebeto Fantini made a great header on Barbie Doll United U23's corner, it was just that tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stelios Goumas managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 36th minute Barbie Doll United U23 were awarded a corner. Bebeto Fantini went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Bebeto Fantini got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stelios Goumas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stelios Goumas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrão Arce in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, Barbie Doll United U23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedrão Arce to maneuver through the defense. Luciano Velloso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentinos Soukas during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Valentinos Soukas hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Menelaos Borbokis made a kick off. In the 55th match minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Chiotis to maneuver through the defense. Luciano Velloso did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Stelios Goumas 57 minutes into the match. Pedrão Arce in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stelios Goumas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nikos Papadopoulos's late challenge caught a Barbie Doll United U23's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikos Papadopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Nikos Papadopoulos got a free kick in the 60th minute. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when Barbie Doll United U23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrão Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 64th play minutes Menelaos Borbokis shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Orlando Barral and just under the crossbar into goal. After a defensive mix-up in Barbie Doll United U23's zone, Valentinos Soukas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Barral came out of the goal and Valentinos Soukas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68th match minute, Barbie Doll United U23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar de Godoi to maneuver through the defense. After 71 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Loukas Kanavidis. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stelios Goumas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save tHe SOnS of rAGnar from getting a goal against them. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when Barbie Doll United U23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Velloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luciano Velloso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stelios Goumas having to make a save. In the 88th minute, Pedrão de Azevedo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With his leg Stelios Goumas managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when Barbie Doll United U23's Pedrão Arce fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Barbie Doll United U23's Orlando Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Menelaos Borbokis in the 92nd minute of play. Stelios Goumas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Velloso in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Barbie Doll United U23 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.