U23 World League

GreenUnited Arena
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petros Veniamin got the match started through his kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Petros Veniamin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GreenUnited's Oliviero Bono was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Panos Kamarinakis came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by GreenUnited's Lop Ramallal. But to his dismay, Lop Ramallal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Gartzen Pons came free, but Panos Kamarinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, GreenUnited's Lop Ramallal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panos Kamarinakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 22nd minute, Lop Ramallal made a precise shot to the right of Panos Kamarinakis. AC Milan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Lop Ramallal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Panos Kamarinakis. That made the score 4-0 in the 25 minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Lop Ramallal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panos Kamarinakis. AC Milan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lop Ramallal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Gartzen Pons charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gartzen Pons the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, GreenUnited's Gartzen Pons got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 44thth minute of the game Petros Veniamin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GreenUnited's Oliviero Bono was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 45 minutes into the match, GreenUnited's goal looked a bit too open when Petros Veniamin came free, but Oliviero Bono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fresco Bengochea was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lop Ramallal during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Petros Veniamin came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the AC Milan 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 Petros Veniamin couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Pavlos Papazacharias managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Milan's supporters rose to their feet, but Pavlos Papazacharias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oliviero Bono breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 5-3 when Petros Veniamin sped through GreenUnited's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Oliviero Bono. With a little luck, GreenUnited's Oliviero Bono got control of the ball when Petros Veniamin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Petros Veniamin in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Oliviero Bono, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 68 minutes, Teo Estevis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GreenUnited and the AC Milan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to GreenUnited getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Teo Estevis hit a great ball. Petros Veniamins short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Oliviero Bono to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 72 minutes into the match, Fresco Bengochea notched a goal, 6-3, to the right of AC Milan's Panos Kamarinakis. Panos Kamarinakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 78th minute, Babbis Krasakis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 83 minutes into the match, Teo Angeles notched a goal, 7-3, to the right of AC Milan's Panos Kamarinakis. Panos Kamarinakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 87 minutes, Fotis Kapiris managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fotis Kapiris was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Petros Veniamin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Oliviero Bono when he managed to save the team from getting behind.