U21 World League

Stade Normandie
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Antonis Ikonomeas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Aris Kortzidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Henri Quesada took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Nikos Kosmidis to make any attempt to save it. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AC Milan! A hard shot 20 in the game by Henri Quesada from a close distance when the talented Nikos Kosmidis managed to make a qualified save. AC Milan's players were relieved. Nikos Kosmidis was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Côme Durieu. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Marinos Spaveras hit a great ball. Nikos Kosmidis made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Côme Durieu sent off a good shot on target. Christophe Dugas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 29th playminute. Nikos Kosmidis made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Christophe Dugas sent off a good shot on target. Aris Kortzidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrice Sénéchal having to interfere. Aris Kortzidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrice Sénéchal having to interfere. Nikos Kosmidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henri Quesada in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Henri Quesada made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, one of AC Milan:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AC Milan. Spyros Spanakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 62 minutes into the match, Saint Côme de Fresné's goalkeeper Patrice Sénéchal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aris Kortzidis. After 64 minutes of play, Saint Côme de Fresné's Christophe Dugas made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikos Kosmidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Spyros Spanakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Milan's supporters rose to their feet, but Spyros Spanakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrice Sénéchal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikos Papanastasiou hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute of the match Côme Durieu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikos Kosmidis skillfully saved the ball. Aris Kortzidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrice Sénéchal having to interfere. Nikos Kosmidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Firmin Boulogne in the 79th minute of the match. In the 84th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petros Malioufas to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Saint Côme de Fresné booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Karamichas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Côme Durieu sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and AC Milan's Nikos Kosmidis didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christophe Dugas in the 93rd minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Nikos Kosmidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Yazid Debuire came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Saint Côme de Fresné 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 Yazid Debuire couldn't finish the play. There was no doubt that Saint Côme de Fresné were the better team. Saint Côme de Fresné's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.