U21 League

Stade de Krafft
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonas Micheau took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jean Paul Taliana made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Jonas Micheau sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Meerkats FC's Kevin Musu got a free kick in the 9th minute. Jonas Micheau struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Jean Paul Taliana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Kertzfeld. In the 18th minute, Kevin Musu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iwo Kalemba was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 22 played minutes Jonas Micheau could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 2-1 into the left cross. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florent Sorlin in the 26th minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Jean Paul Taliana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Titouan Levet hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The supporters of Fc Kertzfeld booed when Meerkats FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zach Gerada didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Jonas Micheau left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Kertzfeld fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Jonas Micheau did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-1 to the left of a surprised Jean Paul Taliana 38 minutes into the match. Florent Sorlin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean Paul Taliana having to interfere. Florent Sorlin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Jean Paul Taliana made a huge save. Iwo Kalemba came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Meerkats FC's Kevin Musu. But to his dismay, Kevin Musu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kevin Musu to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Micheau in the 52nd minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Jean Paul Taliana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Micheau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 57 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Carl Chircop. After some careless play in the Meerkats FC defense, Renan Blard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jean Paul Taliana. The Meerkats FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jean Paul Taliana should have stopped the shot. Fc Kertzfeld made a substitution. Gauthier Ducamp replaced Alix Poulain. Fc Kertzfeld's Wesley Donato was substituted for Florent Sorlin. In the 72nd match minute, Meerkats FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton De Battista to maneuver through the defense. Jean Paul Taliana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Micheau's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Wesley Donato blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jean Paul Taliana having to make a save. Jean Paul Taliana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Micheau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Renan Blard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 86 played minutes Fc Kertzfeld got a freekick which was hit by Herman Johnsson. Kevin Musu in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iwo Kalemba, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Teo Esiquio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jean Paul Taliana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Micheau, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Fc Kertzfeld walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.