National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronaldo Fenomeno kicked off to start the match. After 9 played minutes Orestis Kourkoulis rounded U21 Brazil's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Pedro Paraibano in the 13th minute of play forced U21 Greece's goalkeeper Fanis Kokkinias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Kléber Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Kokkinias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alan Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavlos Kakratsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avraam Triantafyllopoulos in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Alan Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fanis Kokkinias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Kléber Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Kokkinias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Avraam Triantafyllopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Greece's protests and gave Avraam Triantafyllopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th match minute, U21 Greece was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avraam Triantafyllopoulos to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Ronaldo Fenomeno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fanis Kokkinias was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Fanis Kokkinias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Pedro Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Kléber Sarmento came free, but Fanis Kokkinias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fanis Kokkinias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Pedro Paraibano in the 41st minute of play. Fanis Kokkinias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitório Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orestis Kourkoulis was the one to do the kick off. Panagiotis Dentzas charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Panagiotis Dentzas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Panagiotis Dentzas kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Fanis Kokkinias made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when José Pedro Paraibano sent off a good shot on target. In the 55th minute Avraam Triantafyllopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the U21 Greece defense, Ronaldo Fenomeno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fanis Kokkinias. The U21 Greece fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fanis Kokkinias should have stopped the shot. 62 minutes into the match, Orestis Kourkoulis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alan Loyola. U21 Brazil's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orestis Kourkoulis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. U21 Greece made a substitution. Chatziioannou Kontominas replaced Chrisostomos Krassanakis. U21 Greece's Stelios Kotsolis was substituted for Avraam Triantafyllopoulos. Fanis Kokkinias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Alan Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Grigorakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Brazil's Fábio Lopez was substituted for Ronaldo Fenomeno. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Greece's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amadeu Fernandez was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Brazil's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on U21 Brazil's corner Vitório Salgado fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fanis Kokkinias quite easily take care of the ball. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Caco Pontes replaced Kléber Sarmento. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Grigorakis in the 82nd minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Alan Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fanis Kokkinias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitório Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, U21 Brazil's Fanis Kokkinias threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luan Guilherme, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Panagiotis Dentzas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alan Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Grigorakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. U21 Greece's Fanis Kokkinias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Lopez in the 90th minute of play. Luan Guilherme hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Amadeu Fernandez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

U21 Brazil's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.