U21 League

stade des lumières
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Cosa nostra Lyon's Vivien Contant started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute, Fausto Bellomo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 8 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Cosa nostra Lyon's Vivien Contant fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. A collision led to Sorci Viola getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Alvaro Prato hit a great ball. Cosa nostra Lyon's Ahmid Lamouroux played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damiano Montini in the 16th minute of play. Domenico Sabatino was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Vivien Contant capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vivien Contant really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vivien Contant in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Domenico Sabatino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vivien Contant kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Sorci Viola's Domenico Sabatino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Sorci Viola from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Vivien Contant took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Domenico Sabatino to make any attempt to save it. Domenico Sabatino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vivien Contant in the 45th minute. Sorci Viola's Domenico Sabatino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Sorci Viola from getting a goal against them. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvaro Prato to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Sorci Viola booed when Cosa nostra Lyon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thierry Platon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute Vivien Contant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domenico Sabatino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Vivien Contant came free, but Domenico Sabatino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Vivien Contant came free, but Domenico Sabatino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domenico Sabatino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivien Contant, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vivien Contant in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Domenico Sabatino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Domenico Sabatino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivien Contant, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Vivien Contant came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Cosa nostra Lyon 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 Vivien Contant couldn't finish the play. Vivien Contant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Domenico Sabatino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Sorci Viola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amedeo Carnevale to maneuver through the defense. Sorci Viola's Domenico Sabatino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vivien Contant in the 83rd minute of play. Domenico Sabatino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vivien Contant went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vivien Contant in the 87th minute of play forced Sorci Viola's goalkeeper Domenico Sabatino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosa nostra Lyon's Alex Lagarrigue got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Domenico Sabatino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vivien Contant in the 92nd minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sorci Viola players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cosa nostra Lyon.