U23 League

Stadio Cibali
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alberto Pelliccioni started the match with the kick off. Gabin Françoise was a little too slow when Biagio Di Matteo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. When Ívan James came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Alexandrie CF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ívan James couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Julien Ravet hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ívan James in the 14th minute of play forced Supremacy Catania FC's goalkeeper Frank Di Maio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Ravet in the 18th minute of play forced Supremacy Catania FC's goalkeeper Frank Di Maio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ívan James took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frank Di Maio. Frank Di Maio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 22 minutes of play, Alexandrie CF's Dimitri Goudard made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Di Maio was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Dimitri Goudard hit a great ball. Frank Di Maio came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Alexandrie CF's Ívan James. But to his dismay, Ívan James quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Frank Di Maio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 played minutes Supremacy Catania FC got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Di Sipio. After 44 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Dimitri Goudard. After 45 played minutes, Supremacy Catania FC's Bernardo Mastronardi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gabin Françoise came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Supremacy Catania FC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Ravet in the 47th minute of play forced Supremacy Catania FC's goalkeeper Frank Di Maio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Supremacy Catania FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Alexandrie CF were winning 1-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ívan James to strike the kick off in the second half. Gabin Françoise stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Biagio Di Matteo's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After 54 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Dimitri Goudard. After 54 played minutes, Supremacy Catania FC's Diego Arioli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gabin Françoise came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Supremacy Catania FC reached it. 57 minutes into the game, Alexandrie CF's Ívan James nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frank Di Maio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Alexandrie CF's Gabin Françoise played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Biagio Di Matteo in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Ívan James recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Frank Di Maio. Ívan James showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. Ívan James could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Frank Di Maio made a huge save. Frank Di Maio came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Alexandrie CF's Dimitri Goudard. But to his dismay, Dimitri Goudard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-7. Ívan James took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frank Di Maio. Frank Di Maio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-8. With a little luck, Supremacy Catania FC's Frank Di Maio got control of the ball when John-Paul Atlan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Fábio Cardoso 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. Gabin Françoise showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Di Matteo in the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Biagio Di Matteo in the 93rd minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Gabin Françoise to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Supremacy Catania FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Alexandrie CF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.