U21 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Loïc Payen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Pio, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Anıl Baran Uslu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Pflaumenbaum in the 6th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Haroldo Pio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loïc Payen was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 25th minute, Benjamin Chevalier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeo Hulberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loïc Payen having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Guilherme Messias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kukova United's supporters rose to their feet, but Guilherme Messias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Loïc Payen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Loïc Payen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Hulberto in the 30th minute of the match. Anıl Baran Uslu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Chevalier in the 33rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Haroldo Pio in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Loïc Payen saved FC Lëtzebuerg from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haroldo Pio during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benjamin Chevalier made a kick off. A collision led to FC Lëtzebuerg getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Abraham Pflaumenbaum hit a great ball. Loïc Payen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juraj Bicák, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The audience was convinced that Haroldo Pio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loïc Payen was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 59 minutes into the game, Romeo Hulberto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kukova United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lëtzebuerg the free kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Haroldo Pio in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Loïc Payen saved FC Lëtzebuerg from getting behind. Abraham Pflaumenbaum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anıl Baran Uslu having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, FC Lëtzebuerg's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Hulberto came free, but Loïc Payen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes FC Lëtzebuerg got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Hirsch. When Kukova United's Haroldo Pio in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lëtzebuerg's goalie prevented a goal. 74 minutes into the match, FC Lëtzebuerg's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Hulberto came free, but Loïc Payen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Loïc Payen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Ventura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84thth minute of the game Romeo Hulberto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Lëtzebuerg's Loïc Payen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Lëtzebuerg's goalkeeper Loïc Payen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Loïc Payen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Pio, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 93 minutes into the game, Alexis Laputin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Lëtzebuerg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kukova United the free kick. After 93 played minutes FC Lëtzebuerg got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Laputin. Kukova United's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.