U18 League

Claude François
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ange Albouy kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, CLC Winter's Alberigo Falasca got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Franco Croce hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Fausto Africano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ange Albouy's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Ange Albouy had several of the CLC Winter's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 12 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 1-0 score and a disappointed Fausto Africano as he didn't even see the shot coming. Stéphane Reine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Croce in the 18th minute of the match. Stéphane Reine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damiano Pili in the 19th minute of the match. Gwendal Ferdinand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 25th play minute Ange Albouy came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fausto Africano. 2-0. A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Zinedine Cuisinier hit a great ball. Franco Croce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allan Réveillon kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Franco Croce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CLC Winter's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alexandrie CF the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Zinedine Cuisinier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ange Albouy who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 46thth minute tested the skills of Fausto Africano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

57 minutes into the game, Dario Ceccarelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CLC Winter's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alexandrie CF the free kick. A collision led to CLC Winter getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Dario Ceccarelli hit a great ball. Stéphane Reine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armin Mazza in the 65th minute. Stéphane Reine came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by CLC Winter's Armin Mazza. But to his dismay, Armin Mazza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ange Albouy in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fausto Africano saved CLC Winter from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ange Albouy in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fausto Africano saved CLC Winter from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yann Delacour in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fausto Africano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 79 minutes, Franco Croce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CLC Winter's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franco Croce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 84 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Bakary Galet. CLC Winter's Concetto Ferraris shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Stéphane Reine but with some difficulty. Stéphane Reine made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Armin Mazza sent off a good shot on target. The Alexandrie CF players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.