U23 League

Claude François
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. Ívan James started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, GREEK ARMY's goal looked a bit too open when Ívan James came free, but Alkis Kalaboukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper Alkis Kalaboukas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnold Campet. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Lazarakis in the 8th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Gabin Françoise to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Kasper Elssen got a free kick in the 9th minute. Fábio Cardoso succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 12th playminute. In the 15th match minute, GREEK ARMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evripidis Papafotoulis to maneuver through the defense. Alkis Kalaboukas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ívan James, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Alexandrie CF were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after GREEK ARMY's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gaël Pouchin took the corner. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitri Goudard in the 21st minute of play. Ívan James scored 2-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alkis Kalaboukas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stamatis Zindros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alkis Kalaboukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitri Goudard in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Kasper Elssen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ívan James's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alkis Kalaboukas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vassilis Lazarakis to make the kick off. The supporters of GREEK ARMY booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Dimitri Goudard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alkis Kalaboukas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 61st minute Ívan James shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkis Kalaboukas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alkis Kalaboukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ívan James in the 63rd minute of play. Ívan James fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alkis Kalaboukas having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Julien Ravet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alkis Kalaboukas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ívan James, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnold Campet took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alkis Kalaboukas. GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 81st minute, Kasper Elssen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alkis Kalaboukas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Cardoso in the 86th minute of the match. The supporters of GREEK ARMY booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ívan James didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ívan James fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alkis Kalaboukas having to interfere. Alkis Kalaboukas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ívan James's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Alexandrie CF had won after a very even match.