National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) In the 4th minute of the match, Christos Stilianopoulos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jean-Philippe Cuny was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Christos Stilianopoulos took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Jean-Philippe Cuny to make any attempt to save it. Fanis Neophytou made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 France's Mohamed Saboureau. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eden Badin in the 30th minute of play forced U21 Greece's goalkeeper Fragiskos Batakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ned Starck hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christos Stilianopoulos got free with Jean-Philippe Cuny in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th minute of the match, Dimitris Kouloucheris tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jean-Philippe Cuny saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, U21 France's Jean-Philippe Cuny got control of the ball when Christos Stilianopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. U21 France's Samuel Stenger was substituted for Mohamed Saboureau. In the 50th minute of the match U21 Greece got a corner. U21 France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Makis Theodosiadis ran over to the corner to take the kick. U21 Greece's Akakios Kefalas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jean-Philippe Cuny in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Akakios Kefalas made the kick off in the second half. Jean-Philippe Cuny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akakios Kefalas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Greece's Fragiskos Batakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Michon in the 59th minute of play. If Christos Stilianopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. U21 Greece made a substitution. Errikos Kondilis replaced Fanis Neophytou. U21 Greece's Argyris Strimmenos was substituted for Christos Stilianopoulos. 75 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Pionnier came free, but Fragiskos Batakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jean-Philippe Cuny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akakios Kefalas in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Pionnier came free, but Fragiskos Batakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jean-Philippe Cuny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argyris Strimmenos in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to U21 France getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Charles-Emmanuel Boisson hit a great ball. U21 Greece's Makis Theodosiadis couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for U21 France. With a little luck, U21 Greece's Fragiskos Batakos got control of the ball when Alexandre Michon tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 86th play minutes Akakios Kefalas shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Jean-Philippe Cuny and just under the crossbar into goal. Samuel Stenger charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuel Stenger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to U21 France getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Samuel Stenger hit a great ball. Diogenis Pireotis's late challenge caught a U21 France's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diogenis Pireotis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of U21 France booed when U21 Greece was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogenis Pireotis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fragiskos Batakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Pionnier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 France were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after U21 Greece's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mathias Pionnier took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Mathias Pionnier got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fragiskos Batakos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 93 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 Allan Chalard. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Stenger in the 96th minute of play forced U21 Greece's goalkeeper Fragiskos Batakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 98th minute Mathias Pionnier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fragiskos Batakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed 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.