U23 World League

El Templo Necaxa
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Theofilos Kaplanopoulos made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 played minutes ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Miltos Zisis. The supporters of ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ booed when Chamaicó was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximo Karmel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 7 minutes, Theocharis Aggellakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theocharis Aggellakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erasmo Dayam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theofilos Kaplanopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th match minute, Chamaicó was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Fertus to maneuver through the defense. Chamaicó's Erasmo Dayam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofilos Kaplanopoulos in the 13th minute of play. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chamaicó's goalkeeper Erasmo Dayam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Chamaicó's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Theocharis Aggellakis took the corner. In the 21st minute, Theocharis Aggellakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erasmo Dayam was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience was convinced that Theofilos Kaplanopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erasmo Dayam was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, Erubiel Bernat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Achilleas Mavilis. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erubiel Bernat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 34 played minutes ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Theocharis Aggellakis. 36 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goal looked a bit too open when Cornelio Oriol came free, but Achilleas Mavilis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Chamaicó's Santiago Tamargo got a free kick in the 41st minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Esteve Abeita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Chamaicó's Erasmo Dayam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofilos Kaplanopoulos in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Theocharis Aggellakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Erasmo Dayam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Chamaicó's Esteve Abeita got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Achilleas Mavilis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteve Abeita in the 67th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Esteve Abeita made a precise shot to the right of Achilleas Mavilis. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Maximo Karmel hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Koulis Kourdos got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute Cornelio Oriol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Achilleas Mavilis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ booed when Chamaicó was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornelio Oriol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erasmo Dayam made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Fanis Chrysafis sent off a good shot on target. Ilias Charakos hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Chamaicó's Cornelio Oriol got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erasmo Dayam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koulis Kourdos in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th match minute, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Keris to maneuver through the defense. Erasmo Dayam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Keris in the 91st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fanis Chrysafis got free with Erasmo Dayam in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.