U23 League

Durex Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pierre-Emmanuel Voisin got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filippos Kopelis in the 4th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Flavian Rivoire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes, Simon Boivin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Pointe Courte and the GREEN LIONS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when La Pointe Courte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Boivin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavian Rivoire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatios Papachronakis in the 7th minute of the match. Ignatios Papachronakis hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Ignatios Papachronakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Michel Blandin in the 10th minute of play. Flavian Rivoire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Koutsokefalakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save GREEN LIONS from getting a goal against them. Flavian Rivoire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Koutsokefalakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Simon Boivin was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 17 minutes had been played. Ahmed Grail fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaggelis Pantelidis having to interfere. Ignatios Papachronakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Flavian Rivoire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavian Rivoire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filippos Koutsokefalakis's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jean-Michel Blandin in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vaggelis Pantelidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Katsiaros in the 34th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Flavian Rivoire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goal looked a bit too open when Filippos Koutsokefalakis came free, but Flavian Rivoire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Moussa Bodineau 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. Oscar Demaison lost his temper 42 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 44th minute, Vaggelis Lazopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavian Rivoire was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Flavian Rivoire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Kopelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 47 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Filippos Trontzos. After the first half GREEN LIONS were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Filippos Kopelis made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when La Pointe Courte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yann Segond didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as GREEN LIONS's Filippos Kopelis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Flavian Rivoire. That made the score 0-2 after 54 minutes of play. With a little luck, La Pointe Courte's Flavian Rivoire got control of the ball when Vaggelis Lazopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Flavian Rivoire had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignatios Papachronakis. Vaggelis Pantelidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Michel Blandin in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Filippos Kopelis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Flavian Rivoire. Filippos Kopelis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. 68 minutes in the game, Filippos Kopelis fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Flavian Rivoire having to interfere. Flavian Rivoire made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignatios Papachronakis in the 70th minute. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Michel Blandin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Pointe Courte's Flavian Rivoire proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save La Pointe Courte from getting a goal against them. Kostas Katsiaros in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Flavian Rivoire, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. La Pointe Courte's Flavian Rivoire proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save La Pointe Courte from getting a goal against them. Flavian Rivoire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Koutsokefalakis in the 82nd minute of play. Flavian Rivoire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Kopelis in the 83rd minute of play. If Jean-Michel Blandin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flavian Rivoire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Koutsokefalakis in the 87th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as GREEN LIONS's Kostas Katsiaros slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Flavian Rivoire. That made the score 0-4 after 90 minutes of play. Filippos Koutsokefalakis kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Flavian Rivoire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatios Papachronakis in the 95th minute of the match. After 95 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Filippos Trontzos.