U23 League

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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Telis Ntavelis kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joël Rétière in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manolis Kaloumenos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 18th minute, Anthony Jougla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manolis Kaloumenos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Manolis Kaloumenos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joël Rétière, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Joël Rétière's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manolis Kaloumenos was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After 23 minutes, Joël Rétière made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Aliver-pool's Manolis Kaloumenos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Joël Rétière sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Eustratios Kapetanoglou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Anthony Jougla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manolis Kaloumenos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After 32 minutes of play, Fc Kertzfeld's Joël Rétière made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manolis Kaloumenos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manolis Kaloumenos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joël Rétière in the 36th minute of play. Joël Rétière fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manolis Kaloumenos having to interfere. Florent Sorlin took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manolis Kaloumenos. Manolis Kaloumenos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. Anthony Jougla struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Manolis Kaloumenos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Kertzfeld. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joël Rétière to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Fc Kertzfeld's Florent Sorlin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manolis Kaloumenos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. When Joël Rétière came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Fc Kertzfeld 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 Joël Rétière couldn't finish the play. Joël Rétière received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Manolis Kaloumenos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute Florent Sorlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manolis Kaloumenos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 62 in the game by Joël Rétière from a close distance when the talented Manolis Kaloumenos managed to make a qualified save. Aliver-pool's players were relieved. Fc Kertzfeld made a substitution. Iurie Mardare replaced Florent Sorlin. Joël Rétière fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manolis Kaloumenos having to interfere. After 73rd play minutes Joël Rétière shot 0-10, a short shot which went by Manolis Kaloumenos and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, Fc Kertzfeld's Lin Jing Yong got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 80 minutes, Iurie Mardare made it 0-11 with a short kick to the right side. Aliver-pool's Manolis Kaloumenos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iurie Mardare struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Manolis Kaloumenos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Kertzfeld. Fc Kertzfeld made a substitution. Gauthier Ducamp replaced Gaston Toupin. Joël Rétière had several of the Aliver-pool's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 90 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-13 score and a disappointed Manolis Kaloumenos as he didn't even see the shot coming. Antonis Karteris kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The Aliver-pool fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Fc Kertzfeld were clearly better and deserved to take the win.