In the debut of its new coach, Giannis Tauseanis, the National Under-21 team delivered an excellent performance, winning 3-0 against the Faroe Islands at the Klaksvik stadium, in their penultimate match in the 7th qualifying group of EURO 2025. Four different scorers for the National Team, which keeps its hopes alive for qualification to the final phase of the tournament!
The National Team started the match better and took the lead in the 13th minute when Apostolopoulos found Kourfalidis with an excellent cross, who sent the ball into Petersen’s net with a shot from the penalty area. Nine minutes later (22′), Kourfalidis turned from scorer to “creator” as he delivered a corner kick from which Kostis scored with a close-range header, giving the National Team a two-goal advantage. Both players scored their first goals in the EURO 2025 qualifiers. Coach Tauseanis’s players could have extended their lead before the end of the first half, but Koutsias’s close-range shot after a cross from Zouglis went just wide.
In the second half, the National Team pressed from the early minutes, and their efforts to increase the score were rewarded in the 50th minute with a shot from Koutsias from the edge of the penalty area. The internationals were not satisfied with their lead, and in the 64′ Apostolopoulos with another perfect cross found Niarchos, who headed the ball to give the victory a triumphant dimension. In the 80th minute, Niarchos’s shot hit the crossbar of Petersen. Following that, the National Team managed their lead well, were not threatened at any point by their opponents, and the final whistle from Belgian referee Jasper Vergote found the internationals celebrating a crucial victory in terms of points.
Faroe Islands (Eiðun Klakstein): A. Petersen, Muričsen, Helišša (78′ Jensen), B. Petersen, Agnarsson, Sørensen (78′ Borin), Elingsgard, Dam, Nielsen (85′ Olsen), Baroarson (65′ Noasi), Gutesen (78′ Poulsen).
Greece (Giannis Tauseanis): Balomenos, Apostolopoulos (82′ Kitsos), Kostis, Konstantopoulos, Koutsogoulas, Kourfalidis, Metaxas (82′ Mouzakitis), Darrelas (58′ Bakoulas), Niarchos, Zouglis (58′ Kaloskamis), Koutsias (68′ Tzimmas).
*In the other match of the National Team’s group, Portugal won away against Croatia, securing the first place in the 7th group and simultaneously obtaining their ticket to the final phase of the tournament.//AF