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Kirbon
Spectators: 6682 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the match, Kirbon's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Pannier came free, but Pascal Aucouturier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johan Foulquier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Charles Pannier came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Laxou 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 Charles Pannier couldn't finish the play. Diego Watier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Charles Pannier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pascal Aucouturier was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Johan Foulquier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laxou's supporters rose to their feet, but Johan Foulquier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pascal Aucouturier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 19 minutes into the match, Kirbon's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Foulquier came free, but Pascal Aucouturier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josselin Neveu's late challenge caught a Laxou's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josselin Neveu helped the player get up and apologised. Pascal Aucouturier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johan Foulquier in the 21st minute of the match. Pascal Aucouturier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Johan Foulquier went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Zinedine Delaplace fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Ravard having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Dave Gilard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laxou's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Gilard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pascal Aucouturier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes into the match, Kirbon's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Pannier came free, but Pascal Aucouturier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Foulquier in the 33rd minute of play forced Kirbon's goalkeeper Pascal Aucouturier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kirbon's Pascal Aucouturier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johan Foulquier in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Johan Foulquier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pascal Aucouturier. Kirbon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johan Foulquier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 42 minutes into the match, Kirbon's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Foulquier came free, but Pascal Aucouturier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Kirbon's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Foulquier came free, but Pascal Aucouturier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charles Pannier's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pascal Aucouturier firmly grabbed it by the left post. Charles Pannier in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pascal Aucouturier, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Kirbon getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Josselin Neveu hit a great ball. A hard shot 63 in the game by Charles Pannier from a close distance when the talented Pascal Aucouturier managed to make a qualified save. Kirbon's players were relieved. In the 65th minute Johan Foulquier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascal Aucouturier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pascal Aucouturier made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charles Pannier in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Laxou's Johan Foulquier ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pascal Aucouturier. Pascal Aucouturier yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. In the 73rd minute, Kirbon's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Charles Pannier fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Johan Foulquier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charles Pannier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Pascal Aucouturier made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Laxou's Charles Pannier slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pascal Aucouturier. That made the score 0-5 after 80 minutes of play. Pascal Aucouturier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johan Foulquier, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kirbon's goalkeeper Pascal Aucouturier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Johan Foulquier 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. The Kirbon fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Laxou were clearly better and deserved to take the win.