U23 League

ULTRAS
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Brian Fumey made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Dave Pierucci sent off a good shot on target. Dave Pierucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When S.S.C. NAPOLI's Nejat Özoğuz in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Roncourt's goalie prevented a goal. After 13 minutes of play, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Nejat Özoğuz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brian Fumey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dave Pierucci blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Brian Fumey having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers J.P. Kapar in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edoardo Proietti saved S.S.C. NAPOLI from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nejat Özoğuz in the 24th minute of play forced Roncourt's goalkeeper Brian Fumey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roncourt's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Nejat Özoğuz scored to the left of an out of position Brian Fumey, making the score, 3-0. In the 29th minute, Lv Xiao Zhi made a precise shot to the right of Edoardo Proietti. S.S.C. NAPOLI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Xiao Zhi in the 32nd minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Edoardo Proietti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Lv Xiao Zhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edoardo Proietti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roncourt's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thierry Lhermite in the 34th minute. Edoardo Proietti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lv Xiao Zhi's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute Lv Xiao Zhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edoardo Proietti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edoardo Proietti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from J.P. Kapar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Roncourt were awarded a corner. Thierry Lhermite went to the cornerflag to take it. Brian Fumey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciccio Bozzelli in the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lv Xiao Zhi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Lv Xiao Zhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edoardo Proietti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Roncourt's Lv Xiao Zhi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-2. When Marouane Kiefer fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Roncourt's protests and gave Marouane Kiefer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, Marouane Kiefer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marouane Kiefer hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute Jean-Marc Kazmierczak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edoardo Proietti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jean-Marc Kazmierczak in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edoardo Proietti saved S.S.C. NAPOLI from getting behind. After 81 played minutes S.S.C. NAPOLI got a freekick which was hit by Ciccio Bozzelli. After 82nd play minutes Jean-Marc Kazmierczak shot 4-4, a short shot which went by Edoardo Proietti and just under the crossbar into goal. If J.P. Kapar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.