Ceremonial qualification of Greece to the “16” of the SOCCA 2023 mini soccer World Cup

The Greek mini football team magically qualified for the “16” of the world against Portugal with a score of 2-0 and is now waiting for the winner of the England-Egypt match to find out their opponent in the next phase! Tomorrow’s big match of Greece starts at 12:00 and will be broadcast live by Cosmote TV.

The Greeks missed several chances for a big score and were not really threatened at any point in the match, showing that they are capable of big things. The support of the Greeks of Germany in Essen was magical since with their unstoppable voice they gave “wings to the players!”

The race

Giorgos Bastakis’ players entered the match strongly and missed a great opportunity in the 6th minute with Mourtzakis’ shot hitting the crossbar of the Portuguese goal. Mourtzakis also missed an important chance in the 17th minute after a beautiful pass by Hissos.

In the 30th minute, Margaritis turned masterfully from the right in the area for Fouskas to place exemplary and open the scoring for the Greek team, with the stands in Essen, on fire. In the 33rd minute, after Hissos’ foul, Doumos was unable to send the ball into the net with a header. In the 36th minute, the Greeks “hid” the ball in attack, with Zelekou pushing the ball into Herrera’s net and giving the trigger to start the big party!

OPAP is a major sponsor of the Greeks, which for the umpteenth time supports amateur football beyond the Greek borders. Also sponsors of the Greek mini football team are the insurance company NOS and R-GOL.com, the largest football store in central Europe. The communication sponsor of the Greek team is Cosmote TV, which broadcasts all the team’s games in the World Championship in Essen.

Greece (Bastakis): Kalamaridis, Floros, Lefkaritis, Mourtzakis, Doumos, Goulas, Margaritis, Asimakis, Zelekou, Tousa, Benehoutsos, Hissos. Fouskas, Giotis