U21 League

Stade des Lumières
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maoz Arkin kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Maoz Arkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelson Cloarec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goal looked a bit too open when Chuttur Lønge came free, but Nelson Cloarec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Davy Giacomoni got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 13 minutes, Malach Zafrani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maccabi Netanya and the Formation Pure Lyonnaise players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Maccabi Netanya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malach Zafrani to maneuver through the defense. Gaspard Letourneux kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Chuttur Lønge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelson Cloarec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chuttur Lønge scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nelson Cloarec, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 28 minutes, Chuttur Lønge managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maccabi Netanya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chuttur Lønge was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nelson Cloarec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maoz Arkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 35 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goal looked a bit too open when Chuttur Lønge came free, but Nelson Cloarec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nelson Cloarec didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chuttur Lønge went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. A collision led to Maccabi Netanya getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Telem Hoffs hit a great ball. Mohamed-Ali Duparc blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benzecry Butman having to make a save. Davy Giacomoni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Benzecry Butman made a huge save. After some careless play in the Formation Pure Lyonnaise defense, Chuttur Lønge kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nelson Cloarec. The Formation Pure Lyonnaise fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nelson Cloarec should have stopped the shot. The Formation Pure Lyonnaise players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Maccabi Netanya were winning 0-4.

53 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goal looked a bit too open when Maoz Arkin came free, but Nelson Cloarec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Hamza Le Forestier got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute, Maoz Arkin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nelson Cloarec. The goal made the score 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in Maccabi Netanya's zone, Mohamed-Ali Duparc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benzecry Butman came out of the goal and Mohamed-Ali Duparc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 68 played minutes Formation Pure Lyonnaise got a freekick which was hit by Gaspard Letourneux. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Nelson Cloarec, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Davy Giacomoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maoz Arkin in the 75th minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Nelson Cloarec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zevadiah Eden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nelson Cloarec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maoz Arkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hadad Bubber kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Gaspard Letourneux took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benzecry Butman. Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Benzecry Butman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davy Giacomoni in the 96th minute of play. In the 97th match minute, Maccabi Netanya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hadad Bubber to maneuver through the defense.