U18 League

Arena Elbląg
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hyllos Samios made the kick off which started today's match. Takis Tsarouhtsis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Vauzelle, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 6th match minute, F.C. Elbląg POLAND™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alekos Katevatis to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, Elias Ripoll notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of F.C. Elbląg POLAND™'s Takis Tsarouhtsis. Takis Tsarouhtsis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Takis Tsarouhtsis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Carrière in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Mario Vauzelle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Takis Tsarouhtsis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Takis Tsarouhtsis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Carrière, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Bertholet to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute Mario Vauzelle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Tsarouhtsis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Les diables noirs's Clem Mottier got a free kick in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, F.C. Elbląg POLAND™'s Aias Nikolaou got a free kick in the 30th minute. F.C. Elbląg POLAND™'s Takis Tsarouhtsis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Vauzelle in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Les diables noirs's Oscar Carrière nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Takis Tsarouhtsis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 44th minute, Sam Bertholet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Takis Tsarouhtsis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Carrière in the 48th minute of play forced F.C. Elbląg POLAND™'s goalkeeper Takis Tsarouhtsis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Oscar Carrière made the kick off in the second half. Takis Tsarouhtsis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Carrière in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salmakis Saatsakis in the 56th minute of play forced Les diables noirs's goalkeeper Martial Laude to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for F.C. Elbląg POLAND™! Salmakis Saatsakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Martial Laude tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, F.C. Elbląg POLAND™'s Takis Tsarouhtsis got control of the ball when Elias Ripoll tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute, Oscar Carrière reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Takis Tsarouhtsis. The goal made the score 0-5. After 75 played minutes Les diables noirs got a freekick which was hit by Madjid Botte. Sam Bertholet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 80 minutes, Salmakis Saatsakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. Elbląg POLAND™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Salmakis Saatsakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Troizen Rachiotis charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Troizen Rachiotis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 87 minutes into the match, F.C. Elbląg POLAND™'s goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Carrière came free, but Takis Tsarouhtsis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Takis Tsarouhtsis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Vauzelle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.C. Elbląg POLAND™'s Takis Tsarouhtsis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. Elbląg POLAND™ from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the F.C. Elbląg POLAND™ defense, Mario Vauzelle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Takis Tsarouhtsis. The F.C. Elbląg POLAND™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Takis Tsarouhtsis should have stopped the shot. In the 98th minute Oscar Carrière shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Tsarouhtsis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.