World League

stadio damari
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) La Pointe Courte's Roch Felenak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 8 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goal looked a bit too open when Gianluca Prestin came free, but Viriato Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Pointe Courte's Dan Black managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Theocharis Aggellakis in the 10 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roch Felenak in the 11th minute of play forced ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goalkeeper Viriato Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Pointe Courte getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Rudy Laisney hit a great ball. Jolan Galindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyriakos Georgopoulos in the 14th minute of the match. La Pointe Courte's attentive Ivan Lidström managed to snatch the ball when Theocharis Aggellakis made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. With a little luck, La Pointe Courte's Jolan Galindo got control of the ball when Alexis Thessalonikios tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thymios Pantoflaras hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Viriato Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roch Felenak in the 27th minute of play. Theocharis Aggellakis made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Pointe Courte's Dan Black. With a little luck, La Pointe Courte's Jolan Galindo got control of the ball when Thymios Pantoflaras tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianluca Prestin in the 35th minute of play forced ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goalkeeper Viriato Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roch Felenak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Viriato Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viriato Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alain Girault in the 44th minute of the match. La Pointe Courte's Gianluca Prestin suffered a concussion in the 45th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 45 minutes into the game, Babbis Samiamidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Pointe Courte the free kick. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Yves Leite replaced Gianluca Prestin. The supporters of La Pointe Courte booed when ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Babbis Samiamidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

52 minutes into the game, Theocharis Aggellakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Pointe Courte the free kick. A collision led to ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Theocharis Aggellakis hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roch Felenak got free with Viriato Cruz in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roch Felenak struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Viriato Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Pointe Courte. Gilberto Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Jolan Galindo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Roch Felenak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Viriato Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Pawel Harendarski replaced Alejo Alonso. When La Pointe Courte's Roch Felenak in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goalie prevented a goal. Jolan Galindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thymios Pantoflaras in the 73rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Roch Felenak took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Viriato Cruz to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Sotiris Giannopoulos got a free kick in the 79th minute. Viriato Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué Pagueguy, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Pawel Harendarski in the 81st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's 冯霆阳. In the 83rd minute, La Pointe Courte's Roch Felenak dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Babbis Samiamidis made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Pointe Courte's Dan Black. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Leite in the 88th minute of play forced ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goalkeeper Viriato Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roch Felenak didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-4 via right post in the game's 90th minute. La Pointe Courte's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 92nd match minute, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louis Drakopoulos to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Thymios Pantoflaras hit a great ball. Roch Felenak struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Viriato Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Pointe Courte. The La Pointe Courte supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Pointe Courte would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.