U23 League

Stade des Lumières
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Davy Giacomoni got the match started through his kick off. Nelson Cloarec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manolis Kalergis in the 3rd minute of play. Nelson Cloarec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manolis Kalergis in the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Seahawks V55's Thanos Kalfoglou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nelson Cloarec made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Anastasios Christakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davy Giacomoni in the 9th minute of play. Seahawks V55's Anastasios Christakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Seahawks V55 from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Katsapis in the 13th minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Nelson Cloarec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Davy Giacomoni dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anastasios Christakos, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Formation Pure Lyonnaise's zone, Thanos Kalfoglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nelson Cloarec came out of the goal and Thanos Kalfoglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Formation Pure Lyonnaise getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Pascal Collon hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Thanos Kalfoglou 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. Nelson Cloarec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manolis Kalergis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seahawks V55's Dimitris Katsapis got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manolis Kalergis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nelson Cloarec read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Nelson Cloarec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanos Kalfoglou in the 43rd minute of play. Thanos Kalfoglou took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nelson Cloarec. Nelson Cloarec dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manolis Kalergis was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davy Giacomoni in the 59th minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Anastasios Christakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Manolis Kalergis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seahawks V55's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manolis Kalergis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Giannis Nekos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute, Seahawks V55's Manolis Kalergis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. In the 87th minute, Thanos Kalfoglou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nelson Cloarec was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. Pascal Collon kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Nelson Cloarec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolis Kalergis in the 91st minute of play. Anastasios Christakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davy Giacomoni in the 93rd minute of the match.