League

Velödrome
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salim Guerry during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Salim Guerry hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When Mehdi Vallier came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the massïlia 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 Mehdi Vallier couldn't finish the play. After having played for 12 minutes, Raymond Mazel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. massïlia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raymond Mazel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Raymond Mazel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. massïlia's Tristan Deleplanque couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Belberaud. If Mehdi Vallier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehdi Vallier might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pierre Casagrande. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mehdi Vallier ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in massïlia's zone, Maurice Bazin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Yves Dordain came out of the goal and Maurice Bazin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Belberaud's zone, Raymond Mazel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pierre Casagrande came out of the goal and Raymond Mazel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in massïlia's zone, Maurice Bazin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Yves Dordain came out of the goal and Maurice Bazin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 43 minutes into the match, massïlia's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Hénaux came free, but Jean-Yves Dordain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind massïlia's goalkeeper Jean-Yves Dordain, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentin Hénaux stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pierre Casagrande stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raymond Mazel's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Ali Bouisset charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Bouisset the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th match minute, Belberaud was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Bouisset to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute, Mehdi Vallier made a precise shot to the right of Pierre Casagrande. Belberaud's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Maurice Bazin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jean-Yves Dordain having to make a save. massïlia's Raymond Mazel got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mehdi Vallier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maurice Bazin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Yves Dordain having to interfere. Jean-Yves Dordain made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Maurice Bazin sent off a good shot on target. Pierre Casagrande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raymond Mazel in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehdi Vallier in the 80th minute of play forced Belberaud's goalkeeper Pierre Casagrande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pierre Casagrande stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehdi Vallier's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. If Raymond Mazel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raymond Mazel struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Pierre Casagrande didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for massïlia. After 89 played minutes Belberaud got a freekick which was hit by Sacha Pinard. Raymond Mazel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pierre Casagrande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehdi Vallier in the 94th minute of play. massïlia walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.