U21 League

Tserna-Reka-V55
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francis Ponchel started the match with the kick off. Ermis Kontominas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Žydrūnas Danielius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fanis Kapernekas, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerasimos Patsionidis in the 9th minute of play forced FC Saubrigues's goalkeeper Žydrūnas Danielius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerasimos Patsionidis got free with Žydrūnas Danielius in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Žydrūnas Danielius was a little too slow when Fanis Kapernekas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. A collision led to FC Saubrigues getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Francis Ponchel hit a great ball. Gerasimos Patsionidis might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Žydrūnas Danielius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerasimos Patsionidis ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, FC Saubrigues's Morgan Guignard got a free kick in the 21st minute. After 27 minutes of play, RO Army V55's Fanis Kapernekas made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Žydrūnas Danielius was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Sokratis Symeonakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Žydrūnas Danielius was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerasimos Patsionidis in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Žydrūnas Danielius saved FC Saubrigues from getting behind. RO Army V55's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Prodan in the 37th minute. Sokratis Symeonakis was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Thodoris Tabakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jules Cointe in the 39th minute of play. FC Saubrigues were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after RO Army V55's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Constantino Domeka took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Constantino Domeka got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thodoris Tabakis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 41 played minutes FC Saubrigues got a freekick which was hit by Morgan Guignard. In the 43rdth minute of the game Gerasimos Patsionidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Saubrigues's Žydrūnas Danielius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thodoris Tabakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francis Ponchel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gerasimos Patsionidis made a kick off. When Gerasimos Patsionidis came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the RO Army V55 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 Gerasimos Patsionidis couldn't finish the play. Žydrūnas Danielius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerasimos Patsionidis in the 53rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerasimos Patsionidis in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Žydrūnas Danielius prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With an all-out effort, FC Saubrigues's Thodoris Tabakis threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Francis Ponchel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 72ndth minute of the game Gerasimos Patsionidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Saubrigues's Žydrūnas Danielius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gerasimos Patsionidis might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Žydrūnas Danielius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerasimos Patsionidis ran back to his position shaking his head. 77 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's Sokratis Symeonakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Žydrūnas Danielius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Gerasimos Patsionidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Žydrūnas Danielius was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Morgan Guignard's late challenge caught a RO Army V55's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Morgan Guignard helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when FC Saubrigues was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Morgan Guignard didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fanis Kapernekas came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the RO Army V55 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 Fanis Kapernekas couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's Fanis Kapernekas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Žydrūnas Danielius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Constantino Domeka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Saubrigues getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Alphonse Keita hit a great ball. Daniel Prodan struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Žydrūnas Danielius didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RO Army V55. 96 minutes into the game, Manos Komaitis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RO Army V55's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Saubrigues the free kick. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Manos Komaitis got a free kick in the 96th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. RO Army V55 had played much better football throughout.