Au City
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ignatios Papachronakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Ignatios Papachronakis got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 3 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Lamine Valente came free, but Antonis Maltezos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Thanos Katsafanas got a free kick in the 5th minute. Yann Guillemin in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Antonis Maltezos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 9 minutes into the game, Yann Guillemin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elegance Dijon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GREEN LIONS the free kick. Yann Guillemin kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Luka Esteves hit a great ball. Antonis Maltezos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lamine Valente in the 12th minute of play. GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lamine Valente in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by GREEN LIONS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mathieu Gaud was slow to take the kick. During this time Elegance Dijon's players had a chance to rest. Antonis Maltezos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lamine Valente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute of the match Elegance Dijon got a corner. GREEN LIONS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mathieu Gaud ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mathieu Gaud kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Ignatios Papachronakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Katúrov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivo Katúrov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sakis Kaberis's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. The corner led to Elegance Dijon's Kilian Prévôt getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Thanos Katsafanas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mathieu Gaud fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elegance Dijon's protests and gave Mathieu Gaud a yellow card for diving instead. Lamine Pichard kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Antonis Maltezos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yann Guillemin in the 46th minute. 46 minutes into the game, Thanos Katsafanas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GREEN LIONS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elegance Dijon the free kick. In the 46th match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Katsafanas to maneuver through the defense.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lamine Valente to strike the kick off in the second half. Ivo Katúrov made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Sakis Kaberis sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goal looked a bit too open when Ignatios Papachronakis came free, but Ivo Katúrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Elegance Dijon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luka Esteves to maneuver through the defense. Lamine Pichard kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Ignatios Papachronakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Ivo Katúrov made a huge save. Antonis Maltezos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yann Guillemin in the 62nd minute of the match. Ivo Katúrov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignatios Papachronakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Thanasis Orfanos. In the 65th minute, Yann Guillemin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elegance Dijon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The audience was convinced that Ignatios Papachronakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivo Katúrov was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. 72 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Ivo Katúrov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sakis Kaberis. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elegance Dijon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Apostolis Nafpliotis was slow to take the kick. During this time GREEN LIONS's players had a chance to rest. Apostolis Nafpliotis made a great header on GREEN LIONS's corner, it was just that Elegance Dijon's Ivo Katúrov managed to reach the ball for a save. Mathieu Gaud scored 3-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antonis Maltezos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lamine Valente in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute Ignatios Papachronakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Katúrov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonis Maltezos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yann Guillemin in the 91st minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Mathieu Gaud notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos. Antonis Maltezos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Elegance Dijon's Yann Guillemin in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GREEN LIONS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 97th match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Katsafanas to maneuver through the defense. Yann Guillemin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Elegance Dijon had won after a very even match.
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