U23 World League

TOYMPA
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Theodosis Giannou got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Geovânio Netto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vassilis Sapanis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vassilis Sapanis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when America Futebol Clube SP's Edson Mendonça shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. America Futebol Clube SP's Gonçalo de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theodosis Giannou in the 12th minute of play. America Futebol Clube SP's Tales Koehler pulled a muscle in his leg after 13 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Edson Mendonça put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Vassilis Sapanis. Gonçalo de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theodosis Giannou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vassilis Sapanis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when America Futebol Clube SP's Edson Mendonça shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. After 35 minutes of play, America Futebol Clube SP's Edson Mendonça made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vassilis Sapanis was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Edson Mendonça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vassilis Sapanis was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Theodosis Giannou's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Gonçalo de Amorim skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Eutichios Kaligeros took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gonçalo de Amorim. Gonçalo de Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Edson Mendonça had several of the PAOK FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 55 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-8 score and a disappointed Vassilis Sapanis as he didn't even see the shot coming. Edson Mendonça had several of the PAOK FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 67 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-9 score and a disappointed Vassilis Sapanis as he didn't even see the shot coming. Samuca Ramalho hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Theodosis Giannou kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. When Edson Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the America Futebol Clube SP 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 Edson Mendonça couldn't finish the play. Gonçalo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theodosis Giannou in the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to America Futebol Clube SP getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Guto Sarmento hit a great ball. PAOK FC's Vassilis Sapanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson Mendonça in the 88th minute of play. Edson Mendonça's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Vassilis Sapanis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Régis Paiva charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Régis Paiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, America Futebol Clube SP's Régis Paiva got a free kick in the 96th minute. America Futebol Clube SP's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.