U23 World League

Arena Lucas Martins
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silvinho Britto took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Thanasis Vasilopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute Barnabé Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tasos Brizolakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyriakos Fragoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyriakos Fragoulis in the 15th minute of play forced Los Hermanos CIMZ's goalkeeper Lucas Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Barnabé Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 21st minute Barnabé Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tasos Brizolakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Barnabé Neto took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Tasos Brizolakos to make any attempt to save it. 36 minutes into the match, Silvinho Britto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tasos Brizolakos, 2-0. In the 40th match minute, Los Hermanos CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barnabé Neto to maneuver through the defense. Barnabé Neto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Tasos Brizolakos made a huge save. In the 46thth minute of the game Silvinho Britto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saronida FC's Tasos Brizolakos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyriakos Fragoulis to make the kick off. Silvinho Britto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tasos Brizolakos having to make a save. Silvinho Britto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tasos Brizolakos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Los Hermanos CIMZ's Lucas Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fondas Nebegleras in the 59th minute of play. In the 60thth minute of the game Chrisostomos Balodimos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Hermanos CIMZ's Lucas Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kyriakos Fragoulis got free with Lucas Buffon in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Los Hermanos CIMZ's Aníbal Pimenta got a free kick in the 68th minute. Lucas Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minas Rodanakis in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Saronida FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Kostas Vouzounerakis hit a great ball. Tasos Brizolakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvinho Britto in the 73rd minute of play. After 75 played minutes Los Hermanos CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Makélélé. Nikos Loverdos kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Barnabé Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tasos Brizolakos having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Kostas Vouzounerakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Los Hermanos CIMZ's goalkeeper Lucas Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thanasis Vasilopoulos. Saronida FC's Kyriakos Fragoulis was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 85th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Lucas Buffon came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Saronida FC's Kyriakos Fragoulis. But to his dismay, Kyriakos Fragoulis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Lucas Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Periou in the 95th minute of play. The Los Hermanos CIMZ support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.