U23 World League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Sportivo Ben Hur's Abelardo Cristofor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teukros Economides in the 3rd minute of play. Unione Sportiva were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Sportivo Ben Hur's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chronis Diamantopoulos took the corner. The corner led Unione Sportiva's Chronis Diamantopoulos to fire away a dangerous shot which Abelardo Cristofor despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Unione Sportiva's Teukros Economides slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abelardo Cristofor. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. With a little luck, Sportivo Ben Hur's Abelardo Cristofor got control of the ball when Teukros Economides tried to sneak it across the goal line. Khariklo Bilias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Cristofor having to interfere. Fabricio Martxot charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabricio Martxot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Fabricio Martxot got a free kick in the 16th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Khariklo Bilias notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Sportivo Ben Hur's Abelardo Cristofor. Abelardo Cristofor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Teukros Economides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute, Gavino Fagondo made a precise shot to the right of Seleykos Manoukarakis. Unione Sportiva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 28th minute, Teukros Economides made a precise shot to the right of Abelardo Cristofor. Sportivo Ben Hur's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Augeias Pezos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Abelardo Cristofor made a huge save. If Nestoras Demakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abelardo Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestoras Demakis in the 37th minute of play. Abelardo Cristofor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Augeias Pezos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 39 minute of play. When Nestoras Demakis came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Unione Sportiva 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 Nestoras Demakis couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Igon didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gavino Fagondo made a kick off. A collision led to Sportivo Ben Hur getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Gavino Fagondo hit a great ball. Agix Kouklakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Khariklo Bilias in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abelardo Cristofor saved Sportivo Ben Hur from getting behind. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marciano Maxin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when Unione Sportiva was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chronis Diamantopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jimeno Lizbeth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Seleykos Manoukarakis having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Fernando Tiniebra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antaios Tsangaris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Abelardo Cristofor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teukros Economides sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agix Kouklakis kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Igon to maneuver through the defense. Khariklo Bilias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Abelardo Cristofor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Unione Sportiva fully deserved thier win.