U23 League

Stadio Delle Aquile
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Edoardo Proia was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 3rd minute. FC Aquile Azzurre's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Nathanaël Teissier made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Miro Klose sent off a good shot on target. 6 minutes into the match, Miro Klose dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nathanaël Teissier, 1-0. Lot Itov lost his temper 9 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Flavio Macchione had in the 11thth minute some difficulties stopping Mathieu Gaud's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Flavio Macchione took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luka Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Miro Klose left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Aquile Azzurre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. FC Aquile Azzurre's Flavio Macchione played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Gibier in the 26th minute of play. Nathanaël Teissier made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Miro Klose sent off a good shot on target. Flavio Macchione made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yann Guillemin in the 37th minute of play. Comunardo Cianci kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Mathieu Gaud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Macchione saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Aquile Azzurre's Angelo Scarinci got a free kick in the 44th minute. After 46 minutes of play, Elegance Dijon's Luka Esteves made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Macchione was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luka Esteves made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Flavio Macchione had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yann Guillemin. Elegance Dijon were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after FC Aquile Azzurre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mathieu Gaud took the corner. The corner ended in Mathieu Gaud almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Aquile Azzurre's Flavio Macchione did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Miro Klose managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Aquile Azzurre's supporters rose to their feet, but Miro Klose was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nathanaël Teissier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Proia in the 61st minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Nathanaël Teissier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Proia in the 62nd minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Nathanaël Teissier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Proia in the 63rd minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Nathanaël Teissier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Edoardo Proia made a precise shot to the right of Nathanaël Teissier. Elegance Dijon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Nathanaël Teissier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miro Klose in the 67th minute of the match. Flavio Macchione showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathieu Gaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Elegance Dijon were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after FC Aquile Azzurre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mathieu Gaud took the corner. Angelo Scarinci kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Esteves in the 77th minute of play forced FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Flavio Macchione to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Aquile Azzurre's Flavio Macchione got control of the ball when Mathieu Gaud tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flavio Macchione didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Elegance Dijon's Luka Esteves shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Proia in the 86th minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Nathanaël Teissier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yann Guillemin got free with Flavio Macchione in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frank Nelli, 93 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 95th minute Luka Esteves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Macchione saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FC Aquile Azzurre players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.