U23 World League

stadio damari
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Theofilos Kaplanopoulos started the match with the kick off. Egídio Vale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Arnaldo Carioca hit a great ball. In the 19th minute Theofilos Kaplanopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredão de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ booed when Sandinense ADF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ediberto Paraense didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute of the match, Giorgos Keris got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alfredão de Medeiros was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Koulis Kourdos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Alfredão de Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Theofilos Kaplanopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredão de Medeiros. Sandinense ADF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Theofilos Kaplanopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 34th minute, Theofilos Kaplanopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. A hard shot 39 in the game by Giorgos Keris from a close distance when the talented Alfredão de Medeiros managed to make a qualified save. Sandinense ADF's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Koulis Kourdos got a free kick in the 46th minute. Theofilos Kaplanopoulos was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 48th minute. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Egídio Vale to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Giorgos Keris made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredão de Medeiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 55th minute Theofilos Kaplanopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredão de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Keris in the 57th minute of play forced Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Alfredão de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Giorgos Keris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredão de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Sandinense ADF booed when ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theofilos Kaplanopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute, Simão Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Theofilos Kaplanopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th match minute, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theofilos Kaplanopoulos to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Theofilos Kaplanopoulos put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alfredão de Medeiros. Theofilos Kaplanopoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredão de Medeiros having to make a save. Giorgos Keris's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfredão de Medeiros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Theofilos Kaplanopoulos sped through Sandinense ADF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alfredão de Medeiros. The audience was convinced that Theofilos Kaplanopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredão de Medeiros was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. If Giorgos Keris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the game, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Theofilos Kaplanopoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredão de Medeiros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Fanis Chrysafis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.