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Marseille
Spectators: 8147 (Terracing: 6111, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) If Faouzi Estève had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marseille's Ali Saarinen got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Faouzi Estève notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Marseille's Marquinhos Macedo. Marquinhos Macedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marquinhos Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwin Guinand in the 12th minute of the match. Impériaux's Faouzi Estève got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marquinhos Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faouzi Estève, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marquinhos Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faouzi Estève in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute of the match Edgard Thouvenot sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marquinhos Macedo skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viviano Casado in the 21st minute of play forced Impériaux's goalkeeper Hamza Fredon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 minutes, Noureddine Ritter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marseille and the Impériaux players grew even worse after the yellow card. Noureddine Ritter kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Marquinhos Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Fesquet in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Viviano Casado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamza Fredon was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Ali Saarinen made a precise shot to the right of Hamza Fredon. Impériaux's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 42 minutes, Faouzi Estève mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Impériaux and the Marseille players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Impériaux was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faouzi Estève to maneuver through the defense. Stanislas Berges hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faouzi Estève to make the kick off. After 55 played minutes Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Ramzi Bleuze. Faouzi Estève might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marquinhos Macedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faouzi Estève ran back to his position shaking his head. Kévin Péru kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Mario Schutz hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If Erwin Guinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the game, Stanislas Berges was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Impériaux's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Marseille the free kick. In the 67th match minute, Impériaux was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislas Berges to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Ali Saarinen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marseille's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Saarinen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hamza Fredon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute, Impériaux's Erwin Guinand ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marquinhos Macedo. Marquinhos Macedo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Stanislas Berges was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Impériaux's Stanislas Berges got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Stanislas Berges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Saarinen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamza Fredon having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ramzi Bleuze during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Ramzi Bleuze. Erwin Guinand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Marquinhos Macedo made a huge save. Hamza Fredon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Saarinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.