U23 World League

ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 7th minute of play forced Valhalla Time's goalkeeper Angel Comizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Makis Tselementes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 9th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Angel Comizzo but with some difficulty. Robustiano Fernandes took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ermis Chatzis. Ermis Chatzis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Takis Saltamaras kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Rogelio Mino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermis Chatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robustiano Fernandes scored 0-3 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ermis Chatzis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Ermis Chatzis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robustiano Fernandes in the 20th minute of play. After 21 played minutes Valhalla Time got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Eguzki. After 24 minutes of play, Valhalla Time's Robustiano Fernandes made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ermis Chatzis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ermis Chatzis came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Valhalla Time's Best Tek. But to his dismay, Best Tek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 31 minutes into the match, José Luis Sanchez notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of ΠΑΟΚ FC's Ermis Chatzis. Ermis Chatzis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kylian Henry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angel Comizzo having to interfere. Thomas Papagiotopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 45 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robustiano Fernandes came free, but Ermis Chatzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermis Chatzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Luis Sanchez in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Nikitas Zotalis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Valhalla Time were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kylian Henry during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Robustiano Fernandes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valhalla Time fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 56 minutes into the match, Robustiano Fernandes notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of ΠΑΟΚ FC's Ermis Chatzis. Ermis Chatzis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Ermis Chatzis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save ΠΑΟΚ FC from getting a goal against them. 66 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Luis Sanchez came free, but Ermis Chatzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Valhalla Time's Robustiano Fernandes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ermis Chatzis. That made the score 0-9 after 67 minutes of play. 70 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Eguzki came free, but Ermis Chatzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as José Luis Sanchez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ermis Chatzis. That made the score 0-10 in the 71 minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Makis Tselementes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Angel Comizzo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 80th minute, José Luis Sanchez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st match minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kylian Henry to maneuver through the defense. Ermis Chatzis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robustiano Fernandes went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-11 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Takis Saltamaras got a free kick in the 89th minute. After some careless play in the ΠΑΟΚ FC defense, Best Tek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ermis Chatzis. The ΠΑΟΚ FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ermis Chatzis should have stopped the shot. Marcial Quintyn kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Ermis Chatzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Luis Sanchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.