U18 League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Makis Kois started the match with the kick off. Aggelos Apostolidis might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jérémy Coutier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aggelos Apostolidis ran back to his position shaking his head. Tilemachos Manouselis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joey Techer in the 9th minute of the match. Tilemachos Manouselis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Rabaud in the 11th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, Tabachana F.C.'s Makis Kois made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jérémy Coutier was left in no man's land by his defense there! Le Stade Briochin UC's Jérémy Coutier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Le Stade Briochin UC from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute Joey Techer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tilemachos Manouselis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akis Vasilakopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Minas Pedoulakis. Tilemachos Manouselis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Blond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Freddy Blond took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tilemachos Manouselis. Tilemachos Manouselis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Freddy Blond managed to get in a good position for a shot. Le Stade Briochin UC's supporters rose to their feet, but Freddy Blond was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tilemachos Manouselis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tilemachos Manouselis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernard Grancher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trifon Masourakis charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trifon Masourakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tilemachos Manouselis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Rabaud in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Freddy Blond to strike the kick off in the second half. Akis Vasilakopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mario Rabaud came free, but Tilemachos Manouselis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Aggelos Apostolidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jérémy Coutier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match Tabachana F.C. got a corner. Le Stade Briochin UC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Makis Kois ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 61st minute, Minas Pedoulakis 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. Jérémy Coutier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Minas Pedoulakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Freddy Blond kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to Le Stade Briochin UC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Freddy Blond hit a great ball. Jérémy Coutier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Makis Kois in the 91st minute of play. The Le Stade Briochin UC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Tabachana F.C. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.