National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Themistoklis Strimmenos made the kick off which started today's match. Efthimis Papaggeloulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernani Marquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efthimis Papaggeloulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernani Marquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Davi da Silveira came free, but Efthimis Papaggeloulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Davi da Silveira came free, but Efthimis Papaggeloulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Themistoklis Strimmenos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerson Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Greece were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Brazil's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thanasis Kalaboukas took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Thanasis Kalaboukas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gerson Brasil quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Efthimis Papaggeloulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernani Marquez in the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of Brazil booed when Greece was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stelios Kakavoulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Efthimis Papaggeloulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernani Marquez in the 17th minute of the match. Ernani Marquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Stelios Kakavoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efthimis Papaggeloulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernani Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Efthimis Papaggeloulis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernani Marquez's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. The supporters of Greece booed when Brazil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Thanasis Kalaboukas came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Greece 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 Thanasis Kalaboukas couldn't finish the play. Greece's Efthimis Papaggeloulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davi da Silveira in the 29th minute of play. If Ernani Marquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Efthimis Papaggeloulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davi da Silveira in the 32nd minute of the match. Efthimis Papaggeloulis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davi da Silveira's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute Brazil were awarded a corner. Alberto Vianna went to the cornerflag to take it. Davi da Silveira made a great header on Brazil's corner, it was just that Greece's Efthimis Papaggeloulis managed to reach the ball for a save. Gerson Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Sideris in the 38th minute of the match. Ernani Marquez took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Efthimis Papaggeloulis. Efthimis Papaggeloulis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Stelios Kakavoulis might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gerson Brasil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stelios Kakavoulis ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice moves Giorgos Sideris could shoot a difficult shot in the 48th minute, which Gerson Brasil however easily saved by the left post. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The wind increased when Norberto Tróia made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Giorgos Sideris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerson Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Norberto Tróia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Efthimis Papaggeloulis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 59th minute Ernani Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efthimis Papaggeloulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Alberto Vianna got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Efthimis Papaggeloulis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernani Marquez got free with Efthimis Papaggeloulis in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerson Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Themistoklis Strimmenos, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Greece's Efthimis Papaggeloulis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Greece from getting a goal against them. If Ernani Marquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernani Marquez got free with Efthimis Papaggeloulis in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Greece's Efthimis Papaggeloulis got control of the ball when Ernani Marquez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernani Marquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Greece's Fotis Kouloucheris was substituted for Stelios Kakavoulis. Brazil made a substitution. Osvaldo Massa replaced Ernani Marquez. Gerson Brasil stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitrios Baxevanis's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Gerson Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitrios Baxevanis in the 83rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Greece's zone, Norberto Tróia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efthimis Papaggeloulis came out of the goal and Norberto Tróia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerson Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyriakos Tsioufis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kyriakos Tsioufis got free in front of the goal in the 96th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Gerson Brasil was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The Brazil 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.
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