League

Le volcan silmontois
Spectators: 10811 (Terracing: 8110, Seating: 2486, VIP seats: 215) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Uwe Birmes kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Bordat in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kryspin Cupial saved Cosa nostra Lyon from getting behind. Cosa nostra Lyon's Kryspin Cupial played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Bordat in the 6th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Javier Bordat in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kryspin Cupial prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Qiu Zhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Quintana in the 13th minute of play. SILMONT were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Cosa nostra Lyon's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Martial Haas took the corner. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Uwe Birmes in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiu Zhi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the match, Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Kryspin Cupial had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martial Haas. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Junior Quintana in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiu Zhi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 40 minutes of play, Cosa nostra Lyon's Félicien Boidin made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Qiu Zhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Qiu Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Junior Quintana in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Junior Quintana in the 48th minute of play forced SILMONT's goalkeeper Qiu Zhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Javier Bordat made a kick off. Kryspin Cupial took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martial Haas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th match minute, Cosa nostra Lyon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Félicien Boidin to maneuver through the defense. Freddy Escudié took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kryspin Cupial. Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cosa nostra Lyon's Uwe Birmes got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Junior Quintana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qiu Zhi having to interfere. Cosa nostra Lyon's Zé Moreno was substituted for Nereo Ceandro. With his leg Qiu Zhi managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Cosa nostra Lyon's Horia Şuplăcan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 78 minutes into the match, Cosa nostra Lyon's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Bordat came free, but Kryspin Cupial reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cosa nostra Lyon's Faudel Dagorne got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Bordat in the 80th minute of play forced Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Kryspin Cupial to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by SILMONT's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Faudel Dagorne was slow to take the kick. During this time Cosa nostra Lyon's players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Bordat in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kryspin Cupial saved Cosa nostra Lyon from getting behind. SILMONT's Qiu Zhi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save SILMONT from getting a goal against them. In the 90th minute, Junior Quintana reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Qiu Zhi. The goal made the score 1-3. Cosa nostra Lyon's Kryspin Cupial played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Bordat in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cosa nostra Lyon eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.