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Orange Vélodrome
Spectators: 8500 (Terracing: 6375, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 170) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zinedine Gilibert kicked off to start the match. Florent Iglesias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Klas Åkesson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the match, Castelmaurou's goal looked a bit too open when Klas Åkesson came free, but Nathanaël Barbot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Planète Marseille's Yannick Pontet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nathanaël Barbot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Pierre-Olivier Couronne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Baptiste Gaze in the 17th minute of play. Dario Florinio hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Jean-Baptiste Gaze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Pierre-Olivier Couronne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 20th minute of the game. One of Castelmaurou:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Planète Marseille:s goal. After a rather tough play, Planète Marseille's Anatole Duchâtel got a free kick in the 25th minute. Pierre-Olivier Couronne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Telesforo in the 28th minute of play. After having played for 32 minutes, Klas Åkesson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Planète Marseille's supporters crossed their fingers, but Klas Åkesson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute Jean-Baptiste Gaze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Olivier Couronne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Klas Åkesson charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Klas Åkesson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Castelmaurou getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Billy Caire hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Florent Iglesias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Castelmaurou fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yannick Pontet to strike the kick off in the second half. Klas Åkesson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florent Iglesias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Klas Åkesson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Jouanno hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Enzo Loze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Planète Marseille's Yannick Pontet got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Billy Caire kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Zinedine Gilibert's late challenge caught a Planète Marseille's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zinedine Gilibert helped the player get up and apologised. Zinedine Gilibert kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Florian Jouanno's late challenge caught a Planète Marseille's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Jouanno helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, Anatole Duchâtel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Klas Åkesson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nathanaël Barbot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klas Åkesson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Dario Florinio came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Planète Marseille 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 Dario Florinio couldn't finish the play. Nathanaël Barbot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anatole Duchâtel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yannick Pontet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Nathanaël Barbot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Klas Åkesson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Planète Marseille's Pierre-Olivier Couronne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zinedine Gilibert in the 89th minute of play. If Yannick Pontet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nathanaël Barbot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yannick Pontet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Planète Marseille booed when Castelmaurou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Loze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Planète Marseille were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Castelmaurou to leave the ground with a draw.