U21 League

Punk Fathers Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) When Les Pionniers de Touraine's Christian Castex in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Punk Fathers's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Manos Papoutselis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Régis Bastian was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Régis Bastian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolos Fotiadis in the 11th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Joris Le Tiec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apostolos Fotiadis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Régis Bastian when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 23 minutes into the match, Christian Castex had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panos Kouventolakis. Punk Fathers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Castex was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Panos Kouventolakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ibrahim Chapalain in the 30th minute of play. Christian Castex sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Punk Fathers's zone, Christian Castex stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Panos Kouventolakis came out of the goal and Christian Castex tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th minute Dimitris Papazacharias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis Bastian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Punk Fathers booed when Les Pionniers de Touraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joris Le Tiec didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Régis Bastian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lakis Mexis. In the 47thth minute of the game Christian Castex who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Punk Fathers's Panos Kouventolakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Les Pionniers de Touraine's Christian Castex in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Punk Fathers's goalie prevented a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Apostolos Fotiadis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Apostolos Fotiadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Régis Bastian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostolos Fotiadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Dimitris Papazacharias sped through Les Pionniers de Touraine's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Régis Bastian. 60 minutes into the game, Thodoris Mallous was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Punk Fathers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Les Pionniers de Touraine the free kick. In the 60th match minute, Punk Fathers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thodoris Mallous to maneuver through the defense. Ibrahim Chapalain struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Panos Kouventolakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Les Pionniers de Touraine. In the 73rd match minute, Punk Fathers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Barovios to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Punk Fathers's zone, Rodrigue Davoust stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Panos Kouventolakis came out of the goal and Rodrigue Davoust tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Panos Kouventolakis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rodrigue Davoust showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 77 minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Dimitris Papazacharias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Punk Fathers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. If Christian Castex had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th match minute, Punk Fathers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Barovios to maneuver through the defense. Panos Kouventolakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ibrahim Chapalain in the 90th minute. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Punk Fathers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jean-Pascal Berthelot was slow to take the kick. During this time Les Pionniers de Touraine's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Les Pionniers de Touraine's Jean-Pascal Berthelot to fire away a dangerous shot which Panos Kouventolakis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.