U23 League

Claude François
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilfried Lépinay during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wilfried Lépinay hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Gabin Françoise took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thierry Henri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimitri Goudard in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kevan Grange saved Les diables noirs from getting behind. Wilfried Lépinay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabin Françoise having to interfere. Gabin Françoise took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustave Pierrel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kevan Grange acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 22nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jean-Charles Bizet. In the 34th minute Moïse Ganivet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabin Françoise saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eymeric Laguerre to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Gaël Pouchin in the 36th minute really tested Kevan Grange's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a rather tough play, Alexandrie CF's Jean-Charles Bizet got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Alexandrie CF's Gabin Françoise played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henri in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dimitri Goudard to strike the kick off in the second half. Kevan Grange showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Charles Bizet, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Les diables noirs getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Eymeric Laguerre hit a great ball. Kevan Grange took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitri Goudard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Les diables noirs defense, Ívan James kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kevan Grange. The Les diables noirs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kevan Grange should have stopped the shot. In the 69th minute, Camille Thiéblemont hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, Fábio Cardoso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kevan Grange. Les diables noirs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fábio Cardoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Kevan Grange showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Mora, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Alexandrie CF's Fábio Cardoso got a free kick in the 79th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jean-Charles Bizet in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevan Grange prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 82 played minutes Les diables noirs got a freekick which was hit by Joey Weill. In the 83rdth minute of the game Fábio Cardoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Les diables noirs's Kevan Grange was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Ívan James cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Kevan Grange was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kevan Grange made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Cardoso in the 87th minute of play. Gabin Françoise showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henri, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Les diables noirs's Wilfried Lépinay got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Wilfried Lépinay off the ground. In the 95th match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfried Lépinay to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Alexandrie CF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Les diables noirs had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.