U23 World League

SPARTA® Stadium
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Carlos Guedes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanasis Toris hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Pedrinho Madureira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Giannis Papadosifakis. GOD OF WAR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Pedrinho Madureira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GOD OF WAR the free kick. After 18 played minutes THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ got a freekick which was hit by Pedrinho Madureira. After a rather tough play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Jardel Montenegro got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute, Konstantinos Kounenakis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 21st minute, Flavio Maciel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Armando Pena hit a great ball. Paulinho Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Kounenakis in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Thanasis Toris came free, but Paulinho Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on GOD OF WAR's corner Konstantinos Kounenakis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Paulinho Viana quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when GOD OF WAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akis Psifidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute of the match Flavio Maciel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giannis Papadosifakis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Paulinho Viana successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 41 minutes into the match, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Thanasis Toris came free, but Paulinho Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When José Carlos Guedes fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's protests and gave José Carlos Guedes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. José Carlos Guedes hit a great ball. A collision led to GOD OF WAR getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Dimos Lianos hit a great ball. The GOD OF WAR players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Konstantinos Kounenakis made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Akis Psifidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulinho Viana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulinho Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantinos Kounenakis in the 58th minute of the match. Paulinho Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Periklis Kouvelis in the 62nd minute of the match. Giannis Papadosifakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Carlos Guedes in the 64th minute of the match. Paulinho Viana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Periklis Kouvelis went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 71st minute, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Flavio Maciel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Giannis Papadosifakis. Giannis Papadosifakis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. When Thanasis Toris fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GOD OF WAR's protests and gave Thanasis Toris a yellow card for diving instead. GOD OF WAR's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when José Carlos Guedes scored to the left of an out of position Giannis Papadosifakis, making the score, 1-3. Paulinho Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanasis Toris in the 83rd minute of the match. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Paulinho Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanasis Toris in the 90th minute of play. Thanasis Toris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.