League

Magik Stadium
Spectators: 9185 (Terracing: 6890, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 183) Algrange's Pascal Ohlmann started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Manuel Espagnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmondo Antonangeli, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Edmondo Antonangeli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Manuel Espagnet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lyon Olympique 69's Manuel Espagnet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascal Ohlmann in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Reynald Bruchon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabien Barthez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Toni Dean in the 19th minute. Manuel Espagnet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaiah Simmons in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Lyon Olympique 69's goal looked a bit too open when Edmondo Antonangeli came free, but Manuel Espagnet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pascal Ohlmann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manuel Espagnet read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Fabien Barthez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Dean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toni Dean in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabien Barthez saved Algrange from getting behind. Fabien Barthez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Dean in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pascal Ohlmann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Espagnet was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Manuel Espagnet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaiah Simmons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Espagnet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaiah Simmons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cezar Nișu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pascal Ohlmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Espagnet having to interfere. Paul-Henri Valere kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. 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 Yuma Roekito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Pascal Ohlmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Algrange's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascal Ohlmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lyon Olympique 69's Manuel Espagnet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmondo Antonangeli in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute Toni Dean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabien Barthez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabien Barthez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuma Roekito, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Fabien Barthez had in the 61stth minute some difficulties stopping Cezar Nișu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Algrange's Nicolas Renoult was substituted for Nikša Debeljuh. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Algrange's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Toni Dean was slow to take the kick. During this time Lyon Olympique 69's players had a chance to rest. Toni Dean made a great header on Lyon Olympique 69's corner, it was just that Algrange's Fabien Barthez managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Murărașu during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 68 minutes into the match, Lyon Olympique 69's goal looked a bit too open when Johnny Camus came free, but Manuel Espagnet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillaume Gamel kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Manuel Espagnet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnny Camus in the 71st minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Noureddine Faivre got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Manuel Espagnet quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 79th minute, Cezar Nișu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, Johnny Camus made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Espagnet. Lyon Olympique 69's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Fabien Barthez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuma Roekito in the 85th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Yuma Roekito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabien Barthez was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the match, Lyon Olympique 69's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine Faivre came free, but Manuel Espagnet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Manuel Espagnet managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Algrange's Johnny Camus fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.