National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leandro Odon got the match started through his kick off. Lakis Tsartas hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Carlito Tevez struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Miltos Kriaropoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Colombia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlito Tevez in the 5th minute of play forced U21 Greece's goalkeeper Miltos Kriaropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ekhi Tamaron made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Aris Katsapis sent off a good shot on target. Miltos Kriaropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlito Tevez in the 11th minute of the match. A collision led to U21 Colombia getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Gary Medel hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Aris Katsapis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ekhi Tamaron. U21 Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aris Katsapis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Carlito Tevez came free, but Miltos Kriaropoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Greece's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daavid Luis was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Colombia's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Carlito Tevez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Miltos Kriaropoulos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aris Katsapis got free with Ekhi Tamaron in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlito Tevez took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Miltos Kriaropoulos. Miltos Kriaropoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Greece's zone, Carlito Tevez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miltos Kriaropoulos came out of the goal and Carlito Tevez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carlito Tevez struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Miltos Kriaropoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Colombia. With a little luck, U21 Colombia's Ekhi Tamaron got control of the ball when Aris Katsapis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlito Tevez scored 1-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miltos Kriaropoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Colombia made a substitution. Cordarrol Villaciergo replaced Elpidio Aleman.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lakis Petsalnikos to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Xiao Asturiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Colombia and the U21 Greece players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 Colombia getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Xiao Asturiano hit a great ball. U21 Greece's Giorgos Palaviaris couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for U21 Colombia. The supporters of U21 Greece booed when U21 Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xiao Asturiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakis Petsalnikos in the 55th minute of play forced U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Ekhi Tamaron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the U21 Greece defense, Carlito Tevez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Miltos Kriaropoulos. The U21 Greece fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Miltos Kriaropoulos should have stopped the shot. In the 63rd minute, U21 Colombia's Carlito Tevez ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Miltos Kriaropoulos. Miltos Kriaropoulos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. In the 67th minute Leandro Odon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miltos Kriaropoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Giorgos Pesmatzoglou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Greece's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Colombia the free kick. After 76 played minutes U21 Greece got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Pesmatzoglou. U21 Colombia made a substitution. Zelipe Mendecute replaced Gary Medel. Giorgos Pesmatzoglou hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. If Lakis Petsalnikos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, U21 Greece's Miltos Kriaropoulos got control of the ball when Carlito Tevez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ekhi Tamaron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Pesmatzoglou in the 85th minute of the match. After some careless play in the U21 Greece defense, Carlito Tevez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Miltos Kriaropoulos. The U21 Greece fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Miltos Kriaropoulos should have stopped the shot. Lakis Petsalnikos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ekhi Tamaron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The U21 Greece supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Colombia's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Colombia.