World League

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Themos Proedropoulos made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes ASF BAIA MARE -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Semeghin. ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Rosendo Seguinus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Romanakoglou in the 6th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 8th minute by Panos Ntountas got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 11 minutes into the match, ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s goalkeeper Rosendo Seguinus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Panos Ntountas. Olympiacos FC's Waldemar Solarek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fryderyk Witwicki in the 12th minute of play. ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eduard Semeghin in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Ntountas in the 16th minute of play forced ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s goalkeeper Rosendo Seguinus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s zone, Panos Ntountas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rosendo Seguinus came out of the goal and Panos Ntountas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Waldemar Solarek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Udrişte in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Olympiacos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eduard Semeghin was slow to take the kick. During this time ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s corner Eduard Semeghin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Waldemar Solarek quite easily take care of the ball. Themos Proedropoulos came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rosendo Seguinus could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragoş Cazacu in the 28th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Waldemar Solarek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragoş Cazacu in the 28th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Waldemar Solarek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ASF BAIA MARE -MM- booed when Olympiacos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Themos Proedropoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waldemar Solarek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciprian Sângeorzan in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Themos Proedropoulos got free with Rosendo Seguinus in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Themos Proedropoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Rosendo Seguinus made a huge save. In the 38th minute, Giannis Grigorakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldemar Solarek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fryderyk Witwicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 played minutes Olympiacos FC got a freekick which was hit by Konstantinos Meletiou. The audience thought a goal was coming when Themos Proedropoulos got free with Rosendo Seguinus in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Eduard Semeghin made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Eric Ţirpescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute of the match Sakis Paragioudakis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rosendo Seguinus showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 57th match minute, ASF BAIA MARE -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Semeghin to maneuver through the defense. After 57 played minutes ASF BAIA MARE -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Felix Vărzaru. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Themos Proedropoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympiacos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Themos Proedropoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rosendo Seguinus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Dimitris Xiros fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympiacos FC's protests and gave Dimitris Xiros a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Olympiacos FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Dimitris Xiros hit a great ball. In the 61st play minute Eduard Semeghin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Waldemar Solarek. 0-1. Waldemar Solarek was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dragoş Cazacu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 68 minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, Olympiacos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sakis Paragioudakis to maneuver through the defense. Felix Vărzaru made in the 77th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Dragoş Cazacu immediately put the ball in play. In the 77th minute Aron Zgrăbunţa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Solarek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ASF BAIA MARE -MM- getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Felix Vărzaru hit a great ball. Olympiacos FC's Waldemar Solarek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Olympiacos FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Giannis Grigorakos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympiacos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Giannis Grigorakos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rosendo Seguinus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ASF BAIA MARE -MM- eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.