League

La Chambrerie
Spectators: 10956 (Terracing: 8218, Seating: 2520, VIP seats: 218) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erwann Patrice started the match with the kick off. Clem Fath was a little too slow when Raphaël Lallemand got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of Cosa nostra Lyon booed when Les Pionniers de Touraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rareș Gheară didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Junior Quintana in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tanek Zurawski saved Les Pionniers de Touraine from getting behind. In the 14th minute of the match Les Pionniers de Touraine got a corner. Cosa nostra Lyon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Léon Sureau ran over to the corner to take the kick. Léon Sureau made a great header on Les Pionniers de Touraine's corner, it was just that Cosa nostra Lyon's Clem Fath managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 16th minute Abraham Beauval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clem Fath saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Cuauhtémoc Cardenas heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Clem Fath showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Beauval in the 20th minute of the match. The corner led Les Pionniers de Touraine's Léon Sureau to fire away a dangerous shot which Clem Fath despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Clem Fath was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abraham Beauval showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 22 minute of play. A collision led to Cosa nostra Lyon getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Tim Ménet hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Abraham Beauval had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Clem Fath. Cosa nostra Lyon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abraham Beauval was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Clem Fath showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Beauval, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Clem Fath stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abraham Beauval's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. After having played for 45 minutes, Abraham Beauval managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Les Pionniers de Touraine's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abraham Beauval was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abraham Beauval to make the kick off. Erwann Patrice fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tanek Zurawski having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Abraham Beauval had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Clem Fath. Cosa nostra Lyon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abraham Beauval was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Abraham Beauval took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Clem Fath. Clem Fath dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Clem Fath showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Beauval in the 66th minute of the match. After 67 minutes, Abraham Beauval made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. Cosa nostra Lyon's Clem Fath tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Clem Fath made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raphaël Lallemand in the 74th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Raphaël Lallemand made a precise shot to the right of Clem Fath. Cosa nostra Lyon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Tanek Zurawski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Quintana in the 80th minute of play. Clem Fath showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Kubler, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Mickaël Métenier got a free kick in the 86th minute. Clem Fath made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Kubler in the 93rd minute of play. When Les Pionniers de Touraine's Karl Kubler in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cosa nostra Lyon's goalie prevented a goal. 95 minutes into the match, Cosa nostra Lyon's goal looked a bit too open when Raphaël Lallemand came free, but Clem Fath reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Les Pionniers de Touraine fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cosa nostra Lyon had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.