U23 League

Fred Aubert
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Güven Çırakoğlu took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reinaud Arnoets got free with Aggelos Markoulis in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonel Baumer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Güven Çırakoğlu in the 7th minute of play. Le Stade Briochin UC's Leonel Baumer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Güven Çırakoğlu in the 9th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Güven Çırakoğlu in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonel Baumer saved Le Stade Briochin UC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Güven Çırakoğlu in the 12th minute of play forced Le Stade Briochin UC's goalkeeper Leonel Baumer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonel Baumer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignatios Meletis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonel Baumer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatios Meletis in the 14th minute of the match. Leonel Baumer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güven Çırakoğlu in the 15th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes Glyka Nera FC got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Kalamaridis. Aggelos Markoulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Peyraud in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Glyka Nera FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Kostas Kalamaridis hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robin Peyraud in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aggelos Markoulis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonel Baumer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Kalamaridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Aggelos Markoulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Howard Lovecraft, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Le Stade Briochin UC's Leonel Baumer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Kalamaridis in the 35th minute of play. A collision led to Glyka Nera FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Tasos Papoutsis hit a great ball. Reinaud Arnoets received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aggelos Markoulis came out and tried to block the shot, but Reinaud Arnoets slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, Glyka Nera FC's Dimitris Mantzios got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Howard Lovecraft sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Glyka Nera FC's Aggelos Markoulis didn't even have to move. The supporters of Glyka Nera FC booed when Le Stade Briochin UC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Titouan Salem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Baumer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Güven Çırakoğlu in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joël Laget to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Ignatios Meletis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd minute, Reinaud Arnoets ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aggelos Markoulis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 55 minutes in the game Kostas Kalamaridis did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kostas Kalamaridis. 57 minutes into the game, Paul Philippart threw the ball into play from the sideline. Glyka Nera FC's Tasos Papoutsis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Glyka Nera FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Güven Çırakoğlu hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marc-Olivier Chopard in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aggelos Markoulis saved Glyka Nera FC from getting behind. 70 minutes into the match, Le Stade Briochin UC's goal looked a bit too open when Güven Çırakoğlu came free, but Leonel Baumer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignatios Meletis got free with Leonel Baumer in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Glyka Nera FC's Aggelos Markoulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joël Laget in the 83rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignatios Meletis got free with Leonel Baumer in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th minute, Titouan Salem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Kostas Kalamaridis from long distance, 86 minutes into the match, got Leonel Baumer's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Güven Çırakoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Le Stade Briochin UC's Leonel Baumer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Güven Çırakoğlu in the 94th minute of play. Ignatios Meletis took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonel Baumer. Leonel Baumer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Many of Glyka Nera FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Glyka Nera FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Le Stade Briochin UC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.