U18 League

Fred Aubert
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Theofilos Stamatis kicked off to start the match. When Thierry Fouassier fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Le Stade Briochin UC's protests and gave Thierry Fouassier a yellow card for diving instead. Tasos Staikos hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Pagos FC from getting a goal against them. In the 14th minute Freddy Blond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Maggioros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ntinos Tzikas charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ntinos Tzikas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ntinos Tzikas hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, Thierry Fouassier 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. Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Pagos FC from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute, Kostas Karalexopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes in the game, Bernard Grancher fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Avraam Maggioros having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, Tasos Staikos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pagos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Le Stade Briochin UC the free kick. The supporters of Le Stade Briochin UC booed when Pagos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tasos Staikos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Avraam Maggioros acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 25th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Thierry Fouassier. Avraam Maggioros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Freddy Blond in the 26th minute. Kostas Karalexopoulos hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Freddy Blond had several of the Pagos FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 29 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Avraam Maggioros as he didn't even see the shot coming. Avraam Maggioros came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Le Stade Briochin UC's Freddy Blond. But to his dismay, Freddy Blond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 38 minutes into the match, Freddy Blond dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Avraam Maggioros, 4-0. Freddy Blond took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Avraam Maggioros. Avraam Maggioros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manolis Nikologiannis during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Manolis Nikologiannis hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Bernard Grancher made the kick off in the second half. Avraam Maggioros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batiste Talon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avraam Maggioros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernard Grancher, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute, Pagos FC's Manolis Nikologiannis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jérémy Coutier. Jérémy Coutier yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-1. Le Stade Briochin UC's Sam Chamand was substituted for Josselin Schillinger. 63 minutes into the match, Mario Rabaud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Avraam Maggioros. Pagos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Rabaud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. 68 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joey Techer came free, but Avraam Maggioros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manolis Nikologiannis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jérémy Coutier having to interfere. The referee gave Le Stade Briochin UC a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Freddy Blond, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros. 7-1. The supporters of Le Stade Briochin UC booed when Pagos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ntinos Tzikas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernard Grancher took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Avraam Maggioros. Avraam Maggioros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-1. Le Stade Briochin UC's Ferdinand Testu was substituted for Bernard Grancher. In the 90th minute, Mario Rabaud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ntinos Tzikas struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Jérémy Coutier didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pagos FC. Manolis Nikologiannis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Le Stade Briochin UC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.