U18 League

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Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ibrahim Magniez started the match with the kick off. Manuel Jouvin kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Drafi's Sakis Korakis couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Triez. Adil Sartre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sakis Korakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Adil Sartre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sakis Korakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 14 minutes, Tasos Kavvadias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Drafi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tasos Kavvadias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ntinos Ioannidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 20 in the game by Tasos Kavvadias from a close distance when the talented Adil Sartre managed to make a qualified save. Triez's players were relieved. In the 22nd match minute, Triez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Junior Duthil to maneuver through the defense. Junior Duthil kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When Sidney Marc came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Triez 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 Sidney Marc couldn't finish the play. Drafi's Tasos Kavvadias got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Triez's Adil Sartre got control of the ball when Tasos Kavvadias tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Tasos Kavvadias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adil Sartre. Triez's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tasos Kavvadias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tasos Kavvadias to make the kick off. The supporters of Drafi booed when Triez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidney Marc didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sidney Marc during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th minute, Sidney Marc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 57 played minutes, Drafi's Sakis Korakis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adil Sartre came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Drafi reached it. Sidney Marc hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Adil Sartre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tasos Kavvadias in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Triez's goal looked a bit too open when Tasos Kavvadias came free, but Adil Sartre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakis Korakis in the 66th minute of play forced Triez's goalkeeper Adil Sartre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th match minute, Triez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ibrahim Magniez to maneuver through the defense. Antonis Skatzos kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Triez's Adil Sartre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakis Korakis in the 72nd minute of play. Adil Sartre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sakis Korakis in the 79th minute of play. In the 85th match minute, Triez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léo Soler to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, Tasos Kavvadias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adil Sartre. Triez's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tasos Kavvadias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sakis Korakis in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adil Sartre prevented the ball from getting in the gole. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Drafi had played much better football throughout.