Lipochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Giotis Michailidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lipochσrion FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Aris Giannopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Peletier, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Henry Robiquet hit a great ball. Nikos Stavrou kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match Lipochσrion FC got a corner. France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Giotis Michailidis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Denis Pagomari made a great header on Lipochσrion FC's corner, it was just that France's Maxime Durand managed to reach the ball for a save. Giotis Michailidiss short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Maxime Durand to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 18th minute of play forced Lipochσrion FC's goalkeeper Aris Giannopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Robert Chapuis fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored France's protests and gave Robert Chapuis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Lipochσrion FC booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Chapuis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Lipochσrion FC's Zacharias Siatzis got a free kick in the 21st minute. Emrah Alatay hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Stavrou in the 26th minute of play. Aris Giannopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Peletier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Peletier took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aris Giannopoulos. Aris Giannopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. When Camille Baume came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the France fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Camille Baume couldn't finish the play. Nikos Stavrou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maxime Durand read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Nikos Stavrou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maxime Durand. France's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikos Stavrou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 37th minute, Camille Baume 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. Maxime Durand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikos Stavrou went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giotis Michailidis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Camille Baume sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aris Giannopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camille Baume in the 55th minute of play. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giotis Michailidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Camille Baume scored 3-2 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aris Giannopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Stavrou in the 62nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Giotis Michailidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lipochσrion FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Giotis Michailidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maxime Durand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikos Stavrou in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. In the 72nd minute, Frank Peletier 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 74th minute of play forced Lipochσrion FC's goalkeeper Aris Giannopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lipochσrion FC's Emrah Alatay quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jean Bombelles, made in the 75th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Lipochσrion FC's Emrah Alatay got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute Giotis Michailidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Durand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lipochσrion FC's Fanis Peros got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute of the match, Frank Peletier got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aris Giannopoulos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Camille Baume could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Aris Giannopoulos made a huge save. Lipochσrion FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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