U23 World League

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Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Quandus's Natanael Vianna started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Themis Apostolakoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carlos Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Carlos Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukas Kavalekas in the 7th minute of the match. After 8 played minutes Quandus got a freekick which was hit by Natanael Vianna. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukas Kavalekas in the 11th minute of play forced Quandus's goalkeeper João Carlos Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quandus's João Carlos Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukas Kavalekas in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themis Apostolakoglou in the 15th minute of play forced Quandus's goalkeeper João Carlos Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Leão hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Charis Nebegleras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pagos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charis Nebegleras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute, Bruninho Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 played minutes Quandus got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Eduardo Barbosa. João Carlos Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loukas Kavalekas, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Luiz Eduardo Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Carlos Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themis Apostolakoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Carlos Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loukas Kavalekas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Quandus defense, Loukas Kavalekas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Carlos Dracena. The Quandus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Carlos Dracena should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Quandus getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Natanael Vianna hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Loukas Kavalekas made a kick off. João Carlos Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Loukas Kavalekas went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Quandus defense, Loukas Kavalekas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Carlos Dracena. The Quandus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Carlos Dracena should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Pagos FC's Giorgos Tsigas got a free kick in the 58th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Loukas Kavalekas could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which João Carlos Dracena however easily saved by the left post. 64 minutes into the match, Quandus's goalkeeper João Carlos Dracena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Loukas Kavalekas. With a little luck, Quandus's João Carlos Dracena got control of the ball when Loukas Kavalekas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Loukas Kavalekas came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and João Carlos Dracena could save by the left post. João Carlos Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigoris Poursanidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Loukas Kavalekas notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Quandus's João Carlos Dracena. João Carlos Dracena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Loukas Kavalekas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 88th playminute. João Carlos Dracena made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Loukas Kavalekas sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Loukas Kavalekas could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which João Carlos Dracena however easily saved by the left post. Pagos FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.