Official Cup

Chelmsford Stadium
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The audience was convinced that Karim Giroud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erenay Özben was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Romaric Orsoni hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. With his leg Grayson Gruenigen managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Chelmsford United's Rahman Tabeer fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rahman Tabeer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Rahman Tabeer reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Grayson Gruenigen. The goal made the score 1-0. Chelmsford United's Erenay Özben played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Giroud in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Lyon 69ers's goalkeeper Grayson Gruenigen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rahman Tabeer. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lyon 69ers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kadir Yönet was slow to take the kick. During this time Chelmsford United's players had a chance to rest. Eddie Foster was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Erenay Özben made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Giroud in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lyon 69ers's Romaric Orsoni got a free kick in the 26th minute. Daryl Cottineau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Lyon 69ers's Francis Graffin got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Chelmsford United got a corner. Lyon 69ers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kadir Yönet ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Chelmsford United's Dany-Adams Van De Gehuchte getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Rahman Tabeer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grayson Gruenigen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. A collision led to Chelmsford United getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Umair Khan hit a great ball. Erenay Özben showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daryl Cottineau in the 37th minute of the match. Rahman Tabeer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lyon 69ers's goalkeeper Grayson Gruenigen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Giroud to strike the kick off in the second half. Lyon 69ers's Grayson Gruenigen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddie Runeberg in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lyon 69ers's Karim Giroud got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 60thth minute of the game Rahman Tabeer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lyon 69ers's Grayson Gruenigen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Grayson Gruenigen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azghar Ghufyan in the 63rd minute of the match. After 65 minutes Lyon 69ers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kadir Yönet who took care of the corner kick. Lyon 69ers made a substitution. Tom Beaune replaced Yohann Bricout. Lyon 69ers's Grayson Gruenigen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rahman Tabeer in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Rahman Tabeer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grayson Gruenigen. Lyon 69ers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rahman Tabeer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a rather tough play, Lyon 69ers's Tom Beaune got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Grayson Gruenigen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rahman Tabeer's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Rahman Tabeer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lyon 69ers's Grayson Gruenigen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Karim Giroud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Erenay Özben made a huge save. Grayson Gruenigen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rahman Tabeer, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The Chelmsford United fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Chelmsford United's Rahman Tabeer looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lyon 69ers's Ovidio Pello was substituted for Karim Giroud. Lyon 69ers's Reynald Baillou was substituted for Romaric Orsoni. Rahman Tabeer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Grayson Gruenigen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grayson Gruenigen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rahman Tabeer, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Chelmsford United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.