U21 League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) GREEN LIONS's Ignatios Papachronakis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kader Miguet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonis Maltezos having to interfere. Kader Miguet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antonis Maltezos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Antonis Maltezos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kader Miguet, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Antonis Maltezos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christophe Montaigne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Kader Miguet notched a goal, 0-1, 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. Gaétan Toullec made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignatios Papachronakis in the 30th minute. GREEN LIONS were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Cats and dogs's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Apostolis Nafpliotis took the corner. GREEN LIONS's Apostolis Nafpliotis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gaétan Toullec in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Gaétan Toullec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignatios Papachronakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 35 played minutes Cats and dogs got a freekick which was hit by Sébastien Romero. 37 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Gaétan Toullec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignatios Papachronakis. Cats and dogs's Kader Miguet got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 41 minutes, Thanos Katsafanas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GREEN LIONS and the Cats and dogs players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when GREEN LIONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thanos Katsafanas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignatios Papachronakis got free with Gaétan Toullec in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. GREEN LIONS's Apostolis Nafpliotis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gaétan Toullec in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Kader Miguet in the 52nd minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Antonis Maltezos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kostas Vakaros charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kostas Vakaros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christophe Montaigne in the 57th minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Antonis Maltezos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignatios Papachronakis in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaétan Toullec prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when Cats and dogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christophe Montaigne didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christophe Montaigne got free with Antonis Maltezos in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Ignatios Papachronakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaétan Toullec was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. In the 92nd minute, Kader Miguet reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Antonis Maltezos. The goal made the score 0-2.