National cup

U21 World Cup 2022

Match date: 27-08-2022 20:00

Match length: 97 Minutes

U21 Greece
vs.
U21 United States

Match date: 27-08-2022 20:00

Match length: 97 Minutes

U21 Greece vs. U21 United States: 5-0

U21 Greece

 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk T. Livaris       12.11
7 2 De T. Papakrivopoulos       7.67
10 3 De S. Alexandropoulos       10.68
19 4 De C. Papadakis       7.46
18 5 De 56' V. Papadaskalopoulos       5.89
25 6 Mf 69' T. Antoniadis       11.21
3 7 Mf M. Kefalos       9.30
5 8 Mf I. Karatzaferis       8.46
11 9 St L. Messi     3 15.51
9 10 St R. Haaland       4.59
23 11 St 69' K. Eleftherakis     1 8.88
31 12 St 69' Z. Galanos     1 4.24
4 13 De 56' S. Seretis       4.84
21 14 Su S. Prinianakis       0.00
15 15 Mf 69' K. Koulos       6.89
37 16 Su J. Statham       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts GR US
Goals 5 0
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 2 2
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 1 0
Shots on target 17 11
Possession 52% 48%
 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk B. Hyatt       5.30
2 2 De M. Moco       2.12
31 3 De D. Henderson       2.33
27 4 De T. Hare       1.00
3 5 De D. Esparza       0.58
22 6 Mf H. Silver       5.38
12 7 Mf T. Delgado       4.75
26 8 Mf R. Harding       4.98
7 9 St 69' L. Bolton       2.93
19 10 St 69' S. Gipson       6.06
21 11 St 69' F. Valverde       2.71
10 12 St 69' D. Metcalf       0.94
23 13 Su T. Burke       0.00
20 14 St 69' E. Chavez       0.94
11 15 St 69' L. Lucky       0.50
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20)
The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Greece's Kostas Eleftherakis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bob Hyatt. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. The supporters of U21 Greece booed when U21 United States was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Silver didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute of the match U21 Greece got a corner. U21 United States's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iordanis Karatzaferis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Takis Livaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Gipson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Lionel-Andrés Messi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bob Hyatt, 2-0. Takis Livaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel Bolton in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romelu Haaland in the 24th minute of play forced U21 United States's goalkeeper Bob Hyatt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bob Hyatt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Eleftherakis in the 27th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kostas Eleftherakis in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bob Hyatt saved U21 United States from getting behind. 36 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Gipson came free, but Takis Livaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bob Hyatt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kostas Eleftherakis in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After having played for 51 minutes, Romelu Haaland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Greece's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romelu Haaland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bob Hyatt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 53rd minute of the match. Miki Moco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. U21 Greece's Simos Seretis was substituted for Vassilis Papadaskalopoulos. In the 59th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bob Hyatt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Takis Livaris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ron Harding in the 60th minute. Bob Hyatt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Eleftherakis in the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Lionel-Andrés Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Bob Hyatt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 United States made a substitution. Darnell Metcalf replaced Lionel Bolton. U21 United States's Luk Lucky was substituted for Sergio Gipson. Miki Moco hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. With a little luck, U21 Greece's Takis Livaris got control of the ball when Darnell Metcalf tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Greece's zone, Elvis Chavez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Takis Livaris came out of the goal and Elvis Chavez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvis Chavez in the 86th minute of play forced U21 Greece's goalkeeper Takis Livaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goalkeeper Takis Livaris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darnell Metcalf. In the 92nd minute of the match, Elvis Chavez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Takis Livaris was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Bob Hyatt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Zinon Galanos made a precise shot to the right of Bob Hyatt. U21 United States's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the U21 United States players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 Greece.

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U21 Greece

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  T. Livaris
1.  T. Livaris (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (67%)
Ta 0
SV 11
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 12 67% 0 11 0
7  T. Papakrivopoulos
7.  T. Papakrivopoulos (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 5   (20%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 6 67% 5 20% 0 3
10  S. Alexandropoulos
10.  S. Alexandropoulos (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (69%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 12
De 0 0 0 13 69% 3 67% 0 12
19  C. Papadakis
19.  C. Papadakis (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 3   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 5 60% 3 0% 0 2
18  V. Papadaskalopoulos
18.  V. Papadaskalopoulos (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 3 67% 5 40% 0 5
25  T. Antoniadis
25.  T. Antoniadis (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 5   (100%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 1 0 5 100% 4 50% 0 4
3  M. Kefalos
3.  M. Kefalos (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (79%)
Ta 5   (60%)
SV 0
In 5
Mf 0 0 0 14 79% 5 60% 0 5
5  I. Karatzaferis
5.  I. Karatzaferis (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (79%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 14 79% 3 67% 0 1
11  L. Messi
11.  L. Messi (St)
G 3
Sh 7
SOT 7
Pa 5   (100%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 2
St 3 7 7 5 100% 2 50% 0 2
9  R. Haaland
9.  R. Haaland (St)
G 0
Sh 4
SOT 3
Pa 3   (100%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
St 0 4 3 3 100% 2 0% 0 2
23  K. Eleftherakis
23.  K. Eleftherakis (St)
G 1
Sh 6
SOT 6
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
St 1 6 6 6 67% 0 0 1
31  Z. Galanos
31.  Z. Galanos (St)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 1 1 1 1 100% 0 0 0
4  S. Seretis
4.  S. Seretis (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21  S. Prinianakis
21.  S. Prinianakis (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15  K. Koulos
15.  K. Koulos (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (60%)
Ta 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 10 60% 2 100% 0 4
37  J. Statham
37.  J. Statham (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 5
Sh 19
SOT 17
Pa 97 (74%)
Ta 34 (44%)
SV 11
In 41
Total   5 19 17 97 74% 34 44% 11 41
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

U21 United States

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  B. Hyatt
1.  B. Hyatt (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (70%)
Ta 0
SV 10
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 10 70% 0 10 0
2  M. Moco
2.  M. Moco (De)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 15   (80%)
Ta 14   (71%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 1 0 15 80% 14 71% 0 2
31  D. Henderson
31.  D. Henderson (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 11   (73%)
Ta 6   (50%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 11 73% 6 50% 0 3
27  T. Hare
27.  T. Hare (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 2
3  D. Esparza
3.  D. Esparza (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (0%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 2 0% 1 100% 0 0
22  H. Silver
22.  H. Silver (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (77%)
Ta 10   (60%)
SV 0
In 7
Mf 0 0 0 13 77% 10 60% 0 7
12  T. Delgado
12.  T. Delgado (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (69%)
Ta 4   (25%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 13 69% 4 25% 0 4
26  R. Harding
26.  R. Harding (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 13   (54%)
Ta 4   (75%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 1 1 13 54% 4 75% 0 4
7  L. Bolton
7.  L. Bolton (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 9   (44%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 1 1 9 44% 4 50% 0 1
19  S. Gipson
19.  S. Gipson (St)
G 0
Sh 5
SOT 5
Pa 5   (80%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 5 5 5 80% 2 50% 0 1
21  F. Valverde
21.  F. Valverde (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 11   (45%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 11 45% 1 0% 0 0
10  D. Metcalf
10.  D. Metcalf (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
St 0 2 2 3 67% 0 0 1
23  T. Burke
23.  T. Burke (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20  E. Chavez
20.  E. Chavez (St)
G 0
Sh 3
SOT 2
Pa 3   (0%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 3 2 3 0% 1 0% 0 0
11  L. Lucky
11.  L. Lucky (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 1 0% 1 0% 0 0
  Total
G 0
Sh 13
SOT 11
Pa 110 (63%)
Ta 48 (56%)
SV 10
In 25
Total   0 13 11 110 63% 48 56% 10 25
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions