U23 League

Océane
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Fierce's Enrique Villar 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. Mohamed Pouyet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Stavros Spetzos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stavros Spetzos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Villar in the 4th minute of play. Prokopis Aspiridis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Steevy Ragot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Seahawks V55's Stavros Spetzos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Seahawks V55 from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Prokopis Aspiridis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seahawks V55's supporters rose to their feet, but Prokopis Aspiridis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Steevy Ragot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 17 minutes, Djimmy Bonnefont mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fierce and the Seahawks V55 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fierce getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Djimmy Bonnefont hit a great ball. The Seahawks V55 fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Seahawks V55's Sakis Samarakos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sakis Samarakos in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Steevy Ragot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Seahawks V55 getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Manolis Kalergis hit a great ball. After 36 minutes of play, Fierce's Djimmy Bonnefont made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stavros Spetzos was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Sakis Samarakos sped through Fierce's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Steevy Ragot. After 42 played minutes Fierce got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Pascal Nesme. Steevy Ragot came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Seahawks V55's Sakis Samarakos. But to his dismay, Sakis Samarakos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Sakis Samarakos might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Steevy Ragot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sakis Samarakos ran back to his position shaking his head. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sakis Samarakos made a kick off. Steevy Ragot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Prokopis Aspiridis in the 51st minute. Manolis Kalergis struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Steevy Ragot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seahawks V55. If Sakis Samarakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Steevy Ragot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Prokopis Aspiridis in the 67th minute. After 70 played minutes Fierce got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Villar. Stavros Spetzos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Villar in the 74th minute of play. Enrique Villar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Stavros Spetzos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Djimmy Bonnefont came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Fierce 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 Djimmy Bonnefont couldn't finish the play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.