U21 League

Cotuit
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Cotuit's Mohammed Benhamou 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. A collision led to Cotuit getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Mouloud Djura hit a great ball. Guillaume Laurent Daham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ardo Helemäe, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ardo Helemäe in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guillaume Laurent Daham prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Guillaume Laurent Daham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ardo Helemäe in the 23rd minute of the match. Mouloud Djura kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Guillaume Laurent Daham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ardo Helemäe went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 33rd minute Ardo Helemäe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillaume Laurent Daham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hakim Benchenaa during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hakim Benchenaa hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Guillaume Laurent Daham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ardo Helemäe's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. In the 41st minute Ardo Helemäe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillaume Laurent Daham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's 冯建川 got a free kick in the 44th minute. Ahmed El Ouafi might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 谢卫浩. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmed El Ouafi ran back to his position shaking his head. Ardo Helemäe scored 0-2 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guillaume Laurent Daham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Cotuit players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ardo Helemäe to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 林宽文 to maneuver through the defense. If Ardo Helemäe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 谢卫浩 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohammad Lemoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohammed Benhamou scored 1-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 谢卫浩, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 defense, Mohammed Benhamou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 谢卫浩. The ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 谢卫浩 should have stopped the shot. 杨海潮's late challenge caught a Cotuit's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 杨海潮 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Cotuit booed when ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. 杨海潮 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammad Lemoui in the 91st minute of play forced ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's goalkeeper 谢卫浩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mouloud Djura hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Ardo Helemäe in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Guillaume Laurent Daham, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 97 minutes into the match, Hakim Benchenaa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 谢卫浩. ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hakim Benchenaa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the ≮Empire≯ 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cotuit.