World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 150) R.C. Marseille's Cyrille Melon 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. Didier Lafargue made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Merexildo Raimundo sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute, Calisto Flayre got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Cyrille Melon managed to get in a good position for a shot. R.C. Marseille's supporters rose to their feet, but Cyrille Melon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tolis Prinianakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tolis Prinianakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyrille Melon in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th minute R.C. Marseille were awarded a corner. Renan Bouzat went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led R.C. Marseille's Emilio Abrego to fire away a dangerous shot which Tolis Prinianakis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to GREEN LIONS getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Nikitas Galanos hit a great ball. After 26 minutes, Merexildo Raimundo made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. R.C. Marseille's Didier Lafargue tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A hard shot 30 in the game by Merexildo Raimundo from a close distance when the talented Didier Lafargue managed to make a qualified save. R.C. Marseille's players were relieved. Tolis Prinianakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrille Melon in the 33rd minute of play. The R.C. Marseille fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when R.C. Marseille's Cyrille Melon looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Merexildo Raimundo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Didier Lafargue when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Merexildo Raimundo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Didier Lafargue when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Calisto Flayre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Didier Lafargue read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Mihail Toader sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Benny Hill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Cyrille Melon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 51stth minute, Tolis Prinianakis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When GREEN LIONS's Merexildo Raimundo in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye R.C. Marseille's goalie prevented a goal. Mihail Toader's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Tolis Prinianakis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 61 minutes of play, R.C. Marseille's Mihail Toader made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tolis Prinianakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! GREEN LIONS's Nikos Kouzoulakis was substituted for Nikitas Galanos. Benny Hill sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. R.C. Marseille made a substitution. Djibril Mourot replaced Mihail Toader. Maxence Demay made in the 69th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Djibril Mourot. After a defensive mix-up in GREEN LIONS's zone, Cyrille Melon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Prinianakis came out of the goal and Cyrille Melon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Didier Lafargue didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benny Hill went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cyrille Melon got free with Tolis Prinianakis in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cyrille Melon took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tolis Prinianakis. Tolis Prinianakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After 82 minutes of play, GREEN LIONS's Benny Hill made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Didier Lafargue was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nikos Kouzoulakis hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. With a little luck, GREEN LIONS's Tolis Prinianakis got control of the ball when Cyrille Melon tried to sneak it across the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.