U23 World League

Papunhas
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Laguna Sunrise FC's Reinaldo da Costa 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thymios Petkaris during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Thymios Petkaris hit a great ball. Emílio Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Keris in the 5th minute of play. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Giorgos Keris sped through Laguna Sunrise FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emílio Peres. Emílio Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thymios Petkaris in the 9th minute of the match. After 11 played minutes ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Theofilos Kaplanopoulos. The audience was convinced that Achilleas Mavilis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emílio Peres was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Otávio Pitta kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Arnaldo Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. A hard shot 32 in the game by Reinaldo da Costa from a close distance when the talented Paris Dimakoglou managed to make a qualified save. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Laguna Sunrise FC's Reinaldo da Costa got a free kick in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koulis Kourdos in the 41st minute of play forced Laguna Sunrise FC's goalkeeper Emílio Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ booed when Laguna Sunrise FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulinho Hoffmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thymios Petkaris kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulinho Hoffmann in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paris Dimakoglou saved ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

51 minutes into the match, Laguna Sunrise FC's goalkeeper Emílio Peres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giorgos Keris. Hélder de Lima hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Laguna Sunrise FC's Emílio Peres got control of the ball when Koulis Kourdos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Vassilis Tassioglou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulinho Hoffmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paris Dimakoglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diguinho Abreu in the 72nd minute of play. Koulis Kourdos hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giorgos Keris during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Paris Dimakoglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho Hoffmann in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Laguna Sunrise FC booed when ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achilleas Mavilis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Laguna Sunrise FC booed when ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thymios Petkaris didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Laguna Sunrise FC throughout the match.