U18 League

—NYSE—Stadium—
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Peristasi FC's Zisis Galinos 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. After 3 minutes, Corentin Telliez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lunar Park and the Peristasi FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Lunar Park was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corentin Telliez to maneuver through the defense. Corentin Telliez was shown his second yellow card after 5 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 5th minute, Corentin Telliez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Zisis Galinos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th match minute, Lunar Park was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilbert Labrousse to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renan Bouclet during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Renan Bouclet hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Zisis Galinos took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robin Reinhard. Robin Reinhard dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After some careless play in the Lunar Park defense, Kostas Kokkalas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robin Reinhard. The Lunar Park fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robin Reinhard should have stopped the shot. Robin Reinhard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zisis Galinos in the 23rd minute of play. Renan Bouclet kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Lunar Park's zone, Demis Skaltsas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robin Reinhard came out of the goal and Demis Skaltsas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gilbert Labrousse was shown his second yellow card after 26 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 29 minutes into the match, Lunar Park's goal looked a bit too open when Zisis Galinos came free, but Robin Reinhard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robin Reinhard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis Papagiannoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 42nd minute, Nontas Vazakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Lunar Park players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Peristasi FC were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucien Ancel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucien Ancel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Kortzidis having to interfere. After 62 played minutes Lunar Park got a freekick which was hit by Stanislas Rautureau. With a little luck, Lunar Park's Robin Reinhard got control of the ball when Alexis Papagiannoulis tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 69 minutes on the clock, Adil Parisot commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Lunar Park getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Adil Parisot hit a great ball. Demis Skaltsas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of Peristasi FC booed when Lunar Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislas Rautureau didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lunar Park's zone, Alexis Papagiannoulis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robin Reinhard came out of the goal and Alexis Papagiannoulis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Robin Reinhard came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Peristasi FC's Kostas Kokkalas. But to his dismay, Kostas Kokkalas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Robin Reinhard was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kostas Kokkalas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 93 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Peristasi FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.