U23 World League

ManuelRodríguez 1186
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Theofilos Kaplanopoulos in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexandre Marrodan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Theofilos Kaplanopoulos put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Alexandre Marrodan. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Darío Kirck during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ booed when Manuel Rodríguez 1186 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darío Kirck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandre Marrodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theofilos Kaplanopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damario Rey hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Giorgos Keris managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Keris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Marrodan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manuel Rodríguez 1186's goalkeeper Alexandre Marrodan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexandre Marrodan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Keris in the 31st minute of the match. Alexandre Marrodan came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Theofilos Kaplanopoulos. But to his dismay, Theofilos Kaplanopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofilos Kaplanopoulos in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Manuel Rodríguez 1186 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Salvatore Lizondo hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Theocharis Aggellakis tried to score from far away in the 40th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Giorgos Keris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 45th minute Theofilos Kaplanopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Marrodan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Manuel Rodríguez 1186 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Theofilos Kaplanopoulos was the one to do the kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Theofilos Kaplanopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Giorgos Keris lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Alexandre Marrodan. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manuel Rodríguez 1186's goalkeeper Alexandre Marrodan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Theofilos Kaplanopoulos was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 63rd 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. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Theofilos Kaplanopoulos 67 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-8. Giorgos Keris who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Alexandre Marrodan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Theocharis Aggellakis in the 77th minute. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Theocharis Aggellakis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alexandre Marrodan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofilos Kaplanopoulos in the 81st minute of play. After 82 minutes, Theofilos Kaplanopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ and the Manuel Rodríguez 1186 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Theofilos Kaplanopoulos hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Giorgos Keris took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Alexandre Marrodan to make any attempt to save it. Salvatore Lizondo hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Alvar Paul's late challenge caught a ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvar Paul helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th match minute, Manuel Rodríguez 1186 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvar Paul to maneuver through the defense. The Manuel Rodríguez 1186 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.