U21 League

Stade excalibur
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Theofilos Stamatis got the match started through his kick off. Les diables noirs's Kevan Grange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofilos Stamatis in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goalkeeper Kostas Periandros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean-Yves Paturel. Vaggelis Giannakidis hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Giorgos Tsigas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pagos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Tsigas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kevan Grange breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kevan Grange made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Tsigas in the 16th minute of play. Giorgos Tsigas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevan Grange having to interfere. Kevan Grange took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Micheloudakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 30 minutes, Moïse Ganivet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Les diables noirs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moïse Ganivet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kevan Grange showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theofilos Stamatis in the 37th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Les diables noirs's goal looked a bit too open when Theofilos Stamatis came free, but Kevan Grange reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Les diables noirs getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Eymeric Laguerre hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Giorgos Tsigas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevan Grange saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Theofilos Stamatis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kevan Grange was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilfried Lépinay to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikos Micheloudakis in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kevan Grange saved Les diables noirs from getting behind. It was a well-played corner which Manolis Nikologiannis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Theofilos Stamatis spun around in front of the goal 63 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Les diables noirs's goal. If Theofilos Stamatis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moïse Ganivet hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikos Micheloudakis in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevan Grange prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Theofilos Stamatis succeeded in the game's 74th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. When Moïse Ganivet fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les diables noirs's protests and gave Moïse Ganivet a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice moves Giorgos Tsigas could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Kevan Grange however easily saved by the left post. Kevan Grange made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Tsigas in the 88th minute. The Les diables noirs supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pagos FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Pagos FC.