U18 League

Stade Sonny Anderson
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Joey Philip made the kick off and thus started the match. If Anastasios Karidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Kostas Tassakos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Valognes was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Michalis Bouras was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Joey Philip capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joey Philip really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Fabian Châtaignier came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Lyon 69ers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabian Châtaignier couldn't finish the play. After 17 played minutes GOD OF WAR got a freekick which was hit by Orestis Koskinopoulos. GOD OF WAR's Michalis Bouras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save GOD OF WAR from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Joey Philip kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Michalis Bouras. That made the score 2-0 in the 24 minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Joey Philip dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Michalis Bouras, 3-0. After 35 played minutes GOD OF WAR got a freekick which was hit by Orestis Koskinopoulos. In the 36th match minute, GOD OF WAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fanis Paouris to maneuver through the defense. Anastasios Karidis kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Michalis Bouras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steevy Blondelle in the 38th minute of play. Steevy Blondelle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michalis Bouras having to interfere. In the 46th minute of the match, Joey Philip tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Michalis Bouras saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 47 played minutes GOD OF WAR got a freekick which was hit by Anastasios Karidis. In the 48th minute of the match Josselin Goursaud sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michalis Bouras skillfully saved the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alketas Vertsotis was the one to do the kick off. GOD OF WAR's Kostas Tassakos got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Anastasios Karidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franklin Valognes. Lyon 69ers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anastasios Karidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 67th match minute, GOD OF WAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charis Kastanos to maneuver through the defense. GOD OF WAR's Michalis Bouras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joey Philip in the 70th minute of play. Steevy Blondelle scored 5-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Michalis Bouras, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute, Makis Efthimiadis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joey Philip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michalis Bouras didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joey Philip went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Michalis Bouras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joey Philip, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the referee ended the match the Lyon 69ers players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.