U23 League

Stade Félix Bollaert
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Urbs LC's Fulvio Vida 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. Guillaume Soudan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Biagio Mascia having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Vida in the 7th minute of play forced Herblay's goalkeeper Gustave Héron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Herblay's Michaël Seguela got a free kick in the 8th minute. If Fulvio Vida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Fulvio Vida made a precise shot to the right of Gustave Héron. Herblay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of Herblay booed when Urbs LC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciccio Gismondi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guillaume Soudan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Biagio Mascia made a huge save. Jean-Michel Portier kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Guillaume Soudan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Biagio Mascia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Soudan, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, Herblay's Ryan Hellec got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Fulvio Vida got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gustave Héron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fulvio Vida went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Romeo Benetti kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Lucio Mujesan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Urbs LC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Herblay the free kick. The supporters of Herblay booed when Urbs LC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Mujesan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 played minutes Herblay got a freekick which was hit by Ludwig Högman. In the 48thth minute of the game Fulvio Vida who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Herblay's Gustave Héron was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Michaël Seguela was the one to do the kick off. Herblay's Gustave Héron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulvio Vida in the 52nd minute of play. Gustave Héron made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Fulvio Vida sent off a good shot on target. Michaël Seguela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexander Violento blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gustave Héron having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Violento in the 58th minute of play forced Herblay's goalkeeper Gustave Héron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ryan Hellec hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match Damiano Cardella shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gustave Héron showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Michaël Seguela succeeded in the game's 62nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Högman in the 70th minute of play forced Urbs LC's goalkeeper Biagio Mascia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Herblay's Guillaume Soudan got a free kick in the 78th minute. Urbs LC's Cristoforo Tondi was substituted for Emilio Pallotta. The supporters of Urbs LC booed when Herblay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Soudan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Diego Di Mario managed to get in a good position for a shot. Urbs LC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Di Mario was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustave Héron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 82 minutes, Gameiro Thuret mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Herblay and the Urbs LC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gustave Héron acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 83rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Damiano Cardella. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Herblay's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damiano Cardella was slow to take the kick. During this time Urbs LC's players had a chance to rest. Urbs LC's Biagio Mascia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Soudan in the 91st minute of play. Biagio Mascia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillaume Soudan in the 91st minute of play. Urbs LC's Biagio Mascia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michaël Seguela in the 93rd minute of play. When Diego Di Mario fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Urbs LC's protests and gave Diego Di Mario a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 played minutes Urbs LC got a freekick which was hit by Diego Di Mario. A collision led to Urbs LC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Cristoforo Tondi hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, Herblay's Damaso Fase broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.