U23 League

Tafos Indou Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Batiste Botella got the match started through his kick off. Gustave Héron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lambis Tournas in the 2nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ryan Hellec during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th match minute, Herblay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryan Hellec to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Bazellatin F.C.'s Lambis Tournas got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 19th minute, one of Bazellatin F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bazellatin F.C.. In the 26th minute, Guillaume Soudan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Herblay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 32 minutes into the game, one of Bazellatin F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Theofanis Dilberis had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Guillaume Soudan's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Theofanis Dilberis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batiste Botella in the 35th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Bazellatin F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Argyris Panagos. Ludwig Högman took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theofanis Dilberis. Theofanis Dilberis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Charalambos Anastasakos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Guillaume Soudan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Theofanis Dilberis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Bazellatin F.C. booed when Herblay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Soudan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 57 minutes, Antonis Kalathakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bazellatin F.C. and the Herblay players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bazellatin F.C. getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Antonis Kalathakis hit a great ball. 72 minutes in the game, Christophe Beaulieu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Theofanis Dilberis having to interfere. Theofanis Dilberis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludwig Högman in the 76th minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Batiste Botella recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Theofanis Dilberis. Batiste Botella showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. After having played for 90 minutes, Ludwig Högman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herblay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ludwig Högman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.