U18 League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michaël Dubuis got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Perthes United booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Velis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christos Velis got free with Yohann Risch in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Theodosis Kassapis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz in the 18th minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Theodosis Kassapis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Perthes United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Green Horses the free kick. A collision led to Perthes United getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Green Horses's Avraam Liakos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 26 minutes into the game, Gwendal Gaudon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Theodosis Kassapis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Yohann Risch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avraam Liakos in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Charalambos Kamateros hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Green Horses's zone, Mehdi Largeau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theodosis Kassapis came out of the goal and Mehdi Largeau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Konstantinos D Artagnan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yohann Risch was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Konstantinos D Artagnan got free with Yohann Risch in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yohann Risch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukas Brizolakis in the 41st minute of the match. Yohann Risch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukas Brizolakis in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute of the match, Konstantinos D Artagnan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Yohann Risch saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Theodosis Kassapis made a huge save. When Charalambos Kamateros fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Green Horses's protests and gave Charalambos Kamateros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charalambos Kamateros to maneuver through the defense. Theodosis Kassapis made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Gwendal Gaudon sent off a good shot on target. Yohann Risch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loukas Brizolakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 64 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Ntinos Farmakis. Perthes United's Yohann Risch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukas Brizolakis in the 67th minute of play. A collision led to Perthes United getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Herbert Courcelle hit a great ball. In the 70thth minute of the game Loukas Brizolakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Perthes United's Yohann Risch was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis got control of the ball when Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz got free with Theodosis Kassapis in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yohann Risch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos D Artagnan, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Theodosis Kassapis was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pierre-Antoine Bouaziz really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. With a little luck, Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis got control of the ball when Gwendal Gaudon tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Perthes United's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Velis came free, but Yohann Risch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perthes United were furious when Sacha Boisson was red carded, 95 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Perthes United getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Sacha Boisson hit a great ball. After 97 played minutes Vaios Petridis shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Perthes United's Yohann Risch to catch but Vaios Petridis was lucky. It became 3-2 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Perthes United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.