National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Nikos Platonidis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Platon Villegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Platonidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Greece's zone, Robi van Persie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miltos Kriaropoulos came out of the goal and Robi van Persie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Platon Villegas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Giannakidis in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Giannakidis in the 8th minute of play forced U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Platon Villegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 played minutes U21 Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Carlito Tevez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Platonidis in the 19th minute of play forced U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Platon Villegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fokas Ispoglou kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Platonidis came free, but Platon Villegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Giannakidis came free, but Platon Villegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to U21 Greece getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Aris Katsapis hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Markvincent Zartucha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miltos Kriaropoulos. U21 Greece's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Markvincent Zartucha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Platon Villegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fokas Ispoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Platon Villegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Katsapis, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After some careless play in the U21 Colombia defense, Aris Katsapis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Platon Villegas. The U21 Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Platon Villegas should have stopped the shot. Fokas Ispoglou might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Platon Villegas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fokas Ispoglou ran back to his position shaking his head. Platon Villegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Giannakidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robi van Persie to strike the kick off in the second half. If Fokas Ispoglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Platon Villegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Platonidis in the 58th minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, U21 Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daavid Luis to maneuver through the defense. In the 59thth minute of the game Dimitris Giannakidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Colombia's Platon Villegas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The U21 Greece fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when U21 Greece's Dimitris Giannakidis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlito Tevez in the 62nd minute of play forced U21 Greece's goalkeeper Miltos Kriaropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Greece's attentive Sokratis Papastathopoulos managed to snatch the ball when Romano Balines made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. Carlito Tevez kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 71stth minute of the game Nikos Platonidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Colombia's Platon Villegas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Leandro Odon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Colombia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Greece the free kick. In the 74th minute, Leandro Odon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Platonidis in the 77th minute of play forced U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Platon Villegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robi van Persie in the 81st minute of play forced U21 Greece's goalkeeper Miltos Kriaropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Carlito Tevez 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. Daavid Luis kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. U21 Colombia's Elpidio Aleman was substituted for Aurelio Liaño. After a rather tough play, U21 Colombia's Daavid Luis got a free kick in the 93rd minute. U21 Greece's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.