U21 League

Stade Versoud
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Élie Loiret in the 14th minute of play. Aldo Marulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maël Négrel in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Ange Folcher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Perthes United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monkey D.Luffy the free kick. In the 17th minute, Ange Folcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Fabrizio Casiraghi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Perthes United's Fabien Gury. Fabien Gury was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Gwendal Ayache took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Aldo Marulli to make any attempt to save it. Fabien Gury took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrizio Casiraghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maël Négrel in the 32nd minute of play. Samuel Houssin hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The supporters of Perthes United booed when Monkey D.Luffy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedele Genovesi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filippo Melfi during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Monkey D.Luffy booed when Perthes United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierre-Henri Dumas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maël Négrel in the 45th minute of play forced Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Perthes United's goalkeeper Fabien Gury, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gwendal Ayache was the one to do the kick off. Aldo Marulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maël Négrel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Perthes United's Maël Négrel in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Monkey D.Luffy's goalie prevented a goal. Fabrizio Casiraghi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aldo Marulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwendal Ayache in the 62nd minute of play. Fabien Gury made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedele Genovesi in the 63rd minute of play. Demetrio Giampieri kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's goal looked a bit too open when Gwendal Ayache came free, but Aldo Marulli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aldo Marulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwendal Ayache in the 73rd minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Perthes United's Maël Négrel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aldo Marulli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. A collision led to Monkey D.Luffy getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Filippo Melfi hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Gwendal Ayache managed to get in a good position for a shot. Perthes United's supporters rose to their feet, but Gwendal Ayache was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldo Marulli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 87th minute Gwendal Ayache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Marulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Monkey D.Luffy's Alberto Iacobucci in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Perthes United's goalie prevented a goal. Aldo Marulli came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Perthes United's Ange Folcher. But to his dismay, Ange Folcher quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Perthes United fully deserved thier win.