National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 France's Charly Lemoine 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. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Greece's goalkeeper Fragiskos Batakos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Charly Lemoine put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fragiskos Batakos. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Jean-Philippe Cuny successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jean-Philippe Cuny made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Christos Stilianopoulos sent off a good shot on target. Jean-Philippe Cuny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Kouloucheris in the 12th minute of the match. Jean-Philippe Cuny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Kouloucheris in the 13th minute of the match. A collision led to U21 Greece getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Christos Stilianopoulos hit a great ball. A collision led to U21 France getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Walter Riquet hit a great ball. U21 Greece's Fragiskos Batakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charly Lemoine in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, U21 Greece's Christos Stilianopoulos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. With a little luck, U21 France's Jean-Philippe Cuny got control of the ball when Vaggelis Dimoulis tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to U21 France getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Omer Agier hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Christos Stilianopoulos could shoot a difficult shot in the 46th minute, which Jean-Philippe Cuny however easily saved by the left post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dimitris Kouloucheris was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, U21 France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Chalard to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Kouloucheris in the 59th minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Jean-Philippe Cuny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Argyris Strimmenos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Greece fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Jean-Philippe Cuny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Kouloucheris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th match minute, U21 France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ned Starck to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Vladimiros Kaiafas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jean-Philippe Cuny. U21 France's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladimiros Kaiafas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. U21 France's Mathias Pionnier was substituted for Dan Helou. U21 Greece's Fragiskos Batakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Greece from getting a goal against them. U21 Greece's Fragiskos Batakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Greece from getting a goal against them. 83 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goalkeeper Fragiskos Batakos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mathias Pionnier. The supporters of U21 France booed when U21 Greece was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandros Sagionaropoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute, Allan Chalard 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. Mathias Pionnier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of U21 France booed when U21 Greece was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaggelis Dimoulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the match, U21 France's goal looked a bit too open when Tasos Mitsis came free, but Jean-Philippe Cuny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Greece had won after a very even match.