Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 7811 (Terracing: 5860,
Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) Royal PSG's Maurice Chalaye started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Royal PSG's Maurice Chalaye nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eustratios Vertsotis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Eustratios Vertsotis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute of the match Royal PSG got a corner. Olympiacos FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jean-Yves Fresnais ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 13th minute, Maurice Chalaye left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Royal PSG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Antoine Bonnard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Soulis Partalis in the 16th minute. Eustratios Vertsotis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maurice Chalaye went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The throw-in from Nikiforos Valaoras in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Royal PSG's Hugues Amar. The audience was convinced that Maurice Chalaye's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eustratios Vertsotis was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Maurice Chalaye's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eustratios Vertsotis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Royal PSG got a corner. Olympiacos FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jean-Yves Fresnais ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Royal PSG's Thomas Ribiere got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Maurice Chalaye came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Royal PSG 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 Maurice Chalaye couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute Maurice Chalaye shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustratios Vertsotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eustratios Vertsotis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maurice Chalaye's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikiforos Valaoras during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 44 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurice Chalaye came free, but Eustratios Vertsotis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Royal PSG getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Maurice Chalaye hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dimitris Koudas to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Maurice Chalaye reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eustratios Vertsotis. The goal made the score 0-4. Jason Gaulin kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Maurice Chalaye ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eustratios Vertsotis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After 66 minutes, Thomas Ribiere mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Royal PSG and the Olympiacos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th minute, Thomas Ribiere hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maurice Chalaye who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Eustratios Vertsotis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Maurice Chalaye sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 72 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurice Chalaye came free, but Eustratios Vertsotis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurice Chalaye was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. Royal PSG's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Eustratios Vertsotis was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Maurice Chalaye capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maurice Chalaye really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Maurice Chalaye sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 80 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurice Chalaye came free, but Eustratios Vertsotis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, one of Olympiacos FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The audience was convinced that Maurice Chalaye's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eustratios Vertsotis was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 89th minute Royal PSG were awarded a corner. Jean-Yves Fresnais went to the cornerflag to take it. Jean-Yves Fresnais made a great header on Royal PSG's corner, it was just that Olympiacos FC's Eustratios Vertsotis managed to reach the ball for a save. Maurice Chalaye could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Eustratios Vertsotis made a huge save. Royal PSG's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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