Red Star 2, Stade de Reims U19 3

REIMS, France (Interstat) — In a frenetic and ill-tempered season opener, Reims U19 edged Red Star 3-2 in a Ligue 2 youth league match Saturday at Stade Auguste-Delaune. The contest, which featured five goals and eight yellow cards, was decided by a dramatic flurry in second-half stoppage time, overturning the projected result of leading analytics firm Interstat, which had given the home side a 58.1 percent chance to win and simulated a 2-1 victory. Reims U19 opened the scoring almost immediately. Forward Keito Nakamura found the net in just the sixth minute, giving the hosts an early advantage. Red Star’s… Read more...