U23 League

Stade Mathieu-Curt
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Léonard Beuve started the match with the kick off. When Avel Vat's Léonard Beuve in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MICE F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Marco Nugues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. MICE F.C.'s Filippos Serametakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save MICE F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute Chatziioannou Theofilakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yves Amet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yves Amet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladimiros Pardalakis's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, MICE F.C.'s Aimilios Koupepes got a free kick in the 20th minute. Simon Collinet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simon Collinet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filippos Serametakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bakary Soula's late challenge caught a MICE F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bakary Soula helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Avel Vat getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Bakary Soula hit a great ball. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Avel Vat's goalkeeper Yves Amet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Simon Collinet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Avel Vat's supporters rose to their feet, but Simon Collinet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filippos Serametakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Noureddine Lacan lost his temper 43 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. When Salim Pariset fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Avel Vat's protests and gave Salim Pariset a yellow card for diving instead. Salim Pariset hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vladimiros Pardalakis to strike the kick off in the second half. Vladimiros Pardalakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Filippos Serametakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simon Collinet's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Filippos Serametakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Collinet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Simon Collinet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When MICE F.C.'s Chatziioannou Theofilakis in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Avel Vat's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Avel Vat getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Marco Nugues hit a great ball. Kosmas Spyrakis hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 78 minutes, Aymerick Thellier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Avel Vat and the MICE F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of MICE F.C. booed when Avel Vat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aymerick Thellier didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Avel Vat getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Côme Rouquette hit a great ball. Panagiotis Kostakis charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Panagiotis Kostakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Aimilios Koupepes came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the MICE F.C. 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 Aimilios Koupepes couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Collinet in the 95th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Filippos Serametakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The MICE F.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.