U21 League

ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kylian Henry took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Perthes United's Maël Négrel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Themos Stamelos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Élie Loiret hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Fabien Gury made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Kylian Henry sent off a good shot on target. Kylian Henrys short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Fabien Gury to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A nice corner shot did that Charalambos Kouvaris got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fabien Gury quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Maël Négrel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Themos Stamelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Perthes United's goal looked a bit too open when Kylian Henry came free, but Fabien Gury reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes Perthes United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Charalambos Kouvaris who took care of the corner kick. The corner led ΠΑΟΚ FC's Charalambos Kouvaris to fire away a dangerous shot which Fabien Gury despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the ΠΑΟΚ FC defense, Maël Négrel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Themos Stamelos. The ΠΑΟΚ FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Themos Stamelos should have stopped the shot. Victor Fritsch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Perthes United's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Kylian Henry scored to the left of an out of position Fabien Gury, making the score, 1-3. The throw-in from Ermis Chatzis in the 37th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Perthes United's Constantin Badet. In the 47th match minute, Perthes United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Élie Loiret to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maël Négrel made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maël Négrel came free, but Themos Stamelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabien Gury showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Voutsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Themos Stamelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Élie Loiret, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Themos Stamelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Élie Loiret in the 57th minute of play. In the 61stth minute of the game Kylian Henry who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Perthes United's Fabien Gury was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match ΠΑΟΚ FC got a corner. Perthes United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Charalambos Kouvaris ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Perthes United's goalie and right to Aris Voutsas. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Perthes United's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. If Takis Saltamaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70thth minute of the game Kylian Henry who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Perthes United's Fabien Gury was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Kylian Henry got his second yellow card of the match in the 73rd minute. The referee ordered Kylian Henry off the ground. After a rather tough play, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Kylian Henry got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 80th match minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Chelis to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victor Fritsch got free with Themos Stamelos in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Themos Stamelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maël Négrel in the 82nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Perthes United's Élie Loiret slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Themos Stamelos. That made the score 1-4 after 89 minutes of play. In the 92nd match minute, Perthes United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Élie Loiret to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Perthes United walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.