U18 League

Stade des Lumières
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) After 2 played minutes ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Makis Zounis. Anestis Eleftheriadis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 3rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Hamza Le Forestier. Panagiotis Nikolakoglou kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Étienne Lebret struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Anestis Eleftheriadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Formation Pure Lyonnaise. Adamantios Theodorakakos charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adamantios Theodorakakos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Adamantios Theodorakakos hit a great ball. Étienne Lebret could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Anestis Eleftheriadis made a huge save. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goalkeeper Anestis Eleftheriadis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Bakakos in the 18th minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Brian Soria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stamatis Charalambidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brian Soria having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Alexandros Karameris got a free kick in the 21st minute. Davy Giacomoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Anestis Eleftheriadis got control of the ball when Yohann Prévôt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Michalis Bakakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marinos Kouklakis scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brian Soria, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Brian Soria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adamantios Theodorakakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Brian Soria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamatis Charalambidis in the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Michalis Bakakos made a precise shot to the right of Brian Soria. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marinos Kouklakis to strike the kick off in the second half. Marinos Kouklakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Brian Soria made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Bakakos in the 54th minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Brian Soria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Michalis Bakakos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Theodosis Kostenoglou charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Theodosis Kostenoglou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theodosis Kostenoglou to maneuver through the defense. Brian Soria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Nikolakoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brian Soria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamatis Charalambidis in the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the game, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Marinos Kouklakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brian Soria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Marinos Kouklakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Brian Soria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michalis Bakakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.