U23 League

Verteboϊga Stadium
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes, Thierry Henri made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ's Alkaios Kalfopoulos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 9th minute Thierry Henri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkaios Kalfopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Les diables noirs's goal looked a bit too open when Alexis Gelis came free, but Kevan Grange reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Thierry Henri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Les diables noirs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Les diables noirs getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Moïse Ganivet hit a great ball. After some careless play in the ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ defense, Moïse Ganivet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alkaios Kalfopoulos. The ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alkaios Kalfopoulos should have stopped the shot. In the 24th minute Thierry Henri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkaios Kalfopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th match minute, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Gelis to maneuver through the defense. Sotiris Moscholidis kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henri in the 33rd minute of play forced ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ's goalkeeper Alkaios Kalfopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Thierry Henri put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Alkaios Kalfopoulos. Sotiris Moscholidis was shown his second yellow card after 37 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 37 played minutes ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Sotiris Moscholidis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henri in the 41st minute of play forced ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ's goalkeeper Alkaios Kalfopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alkaios Kalfopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfried Lépinay, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raoul Levy to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Alkaios Kalfopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henri, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The supporters of ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ booed when Les diables noirs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camille Thiéblemont didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute of the match Eleftherios Zabetas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kevan Grange showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Les diables noirs's Joey Weill got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 63rd minute, Antonis Sapounopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Antonis Sapounopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Les diables noirs's Kevan Grange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonis Sapounopoulos in the 71st minute of play. In the 71st minute, Antonis Sapounopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kevan Grange was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Kevan Grange made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonis Sapounopoulos in the 77th minute of play. Kevan Grange showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Sapounopoulos in the 78th minute of the match. In the 84th match minute, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thymios Kitrinos to maneuver through the defense. Alkaios Kalfopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henri, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. With an all-out effort, Les diables noirs's Alkaios Kalfopoulos threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thierry Henri, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 90th minute, Thierry Henri made a precise shot to the right of Alkaios Kalfopoulos. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. The ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Les diables noirs were clearly better and deserved to take the win.