U18 World League

Elland Road
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Babbis Zervoudakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 李兴伟 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Zervoudakis in the 6th minute of play. 崔烽伟 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute Babbis Zervoudakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 李兴伟 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Manolis Papalexiou took the corner. After 14 played minutes 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 got a freekick which was hit by 陆亮建. 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's 李兴伟 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spyros Kotsopoulos in the 16th minute of play. 陆亮建 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fondas Balouris having to interfere. 李兴伟 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Babbis Zervoudakis in the 25th minute of the match. 苏谦迅 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fondas Balouris having to interfere. In the 31st minute, 崔烽伟 fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a defensive mix-up in 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's zone, Christoforos Venetidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 李兴伟 came out of the goal and Christoforos Venetidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 蔡榕锋 might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fondas Balouris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 蔡榕锋 ran back to his position shaking his head. 李兴伟 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spyros Kotsopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 李兴伟 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimosthenis Antonopoulos in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoforos Venetidis in the 52nd minute of play forced 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's goalkeeper 李兴伟 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. 顾强战 hit a great ball. 李兴伟 was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Christoforos Venetidis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christoforos Venetidis really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. 60 minutes into the match, Manolis Papalexiou dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 李兴伟, 0-3. 63 minutes into the game, Demis Antoniou 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 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 the free kick. 苏谦迅 struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Fondas Balouris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队. In the 67th minute 蔡榕锋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fondas Balouris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Tasos Kontargyris got a free kick in the 69th minute. Fondas Balouris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 蔡榕锋, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Babbis Zervoudakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but 李兴伟 made a huge save. After 86 played minutes ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Lefteris Artemiou. After some careless play in the 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 defense, Christoforos Venetidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 李兴伟. The 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 李兴伟 should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.