U23 World League

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Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Thanos Ioannou made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, C.A Vientos Huracanados's Sergio Guter nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Koulis Moraitidis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thanos Ioannou during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to INTERISTAS getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Thanos Ioannou hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Gerardo Shepherd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Koulis Moraitidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Koulis Moraitidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Guter in the 16th minute of the match. Guido Luken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Koulis Moraitidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Guido Luken came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the C.A Vientos Huracanados 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 Guido Luken couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Luken in the 22nd minute of play forced INTERISTAS's goalkeeper Koulis Moraitidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Guido Luken's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Koulis Moraitidis was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Koulis Moraitidis came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by C.A Vientos Huracanados's Gerardo Shepherd. But to his dismay, Gerardo Shepherd quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in INTERISTAS's zone, Sergio Guter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Koulis Moraitidis came out of the goal and Sergio Guter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to INTERISTAS getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Fanis Zavantias hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Shepherd's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Koulis Moraitidis was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Koulis Moraitidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Maurin in the 41st minute of the match. Koulis Moraitidis came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by C.A Vientos Huracanados's Guido Luken. But to his dismay, Guido Luken quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. INTERISTAS's Koulis Moraitidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Luken in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guido Luken stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Koulis Moraitidis came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by C.A Vientos Huracanados's Guido Luken. But to his dismay, Guido Luken quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Pascual Nataniel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Koulis Moraitidis firmly grabbed it by the left post. 57 minutes into the match, INTERISTAS's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Luken came free, but Koulis Moraitidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zinon Anastasiadis hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. INTERISTAS's Koulis Moraitidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save INTERISTAS from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute, Gerardo Shepherd made a precise shot to the right of Koulis Moraitidis. INTERISTAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. The supporters of INTERISTAS booed when C.A Vientos Huracanados was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximo Urtsin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute, Guido Luken reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Koulis Moraitidis. The goal made the score 1-8. When INTERISTAS's Thanos Ioannou in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A Vientos Huracanados's goalie prevented a goal. 81 minutes into the game, Gerardo Shepherd recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Koulis Moraitidis. Gerardo Shepherd showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-9. During the 84th minute of the match Thanos Ioannou completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Thanos Ioannou a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 85th minute, Thanos Ioannou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Koulis Moraitidis made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Humberto Maurin sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pascual Nataniel got free with Koulis Moraitidis in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 93 minutes into the match, Sergio Guter notched a goal, 1-10, to the right of INTERISTAS's Koulis Moraitidis. Koulis Moraitidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as C.A Vientos Huracanados's Gerardo Shepherd slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Koulis Moraitidis. That made the score 1-11 after 96 minutes of play. C.A Vientos Huracanados played a much better game than INTERISTAS and deserved their victory. The INTERISTAS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.