National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The supporters of U21 France booed when U21 Greece was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc van Basten didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute Tolis Stathopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakim Rouyer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aggelos Petimezakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Vermorel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31stth minute of the game Tolis Stathopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 France's Hakim Rouyer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 France's Hakim Rouyer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 France from getting a goal against them. After 34 minutes U21 France's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jordan Henderson who took care of the corner kick. When Sony Anderson came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the U21 France fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sony Anderson couldn't finish the play. 40 minutes into the match, U21 France's goal looked a bit too open when Tolis Stathopoulos came free, but Hakim Rouyer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 France booed when U21 Greece was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc van Basten didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marc van Basten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Hakim Rouyer made a huge save. After 47 played minutes U21 Greece got a freekick which was hit by Marc van Basten. After a rather tough play, U21 Greece's Marc van Basten got a free kick in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Marc van Basten made the kick off in the second half. Aggelos Petimezakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sony Anderson went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Aggelos Petimezakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denis Baranger in the 59th minute. With a little luck, U21 Greece's Aggelos Petimezakis got control of the ball when Denis Baranger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jordan Henderson kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gauthier Clémente during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to U21 France getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Gauthier Clémente hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordan Henderson in the 65th minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Hakim Rouyer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Greece getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Argyris Plasmas hit a great ball. U21 France's Redouane Dardenne was substituted for Mehdi Koenig. U21 Greece's Themos Benos was substituted for Tolis Stathopoulos. U21 Greece's Lakis Tsartas was substituted for Ntinos Antonakoglou. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 France's goalkeeper Hakim Rouyer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jordan Henderson kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Redouane Dardenne came free, but Aggelos Petimezakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Themos Benos made a precise shot to the right of Hakim Rouyer. U21 France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 88 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Redouane Dardenne came free, but Aggelos Petimezakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, U21 Greece was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argyris Plasmas to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Themos Benos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hakim Rouyer. U21 France's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Themos Benos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 95th minute of the match, Redouane Dardenne tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aggelos Petimezakis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to U21 Greece getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Kostas Batzis hit a great ball. U21 France's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.