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Stade Perrache
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pierrick Soyer kicked off to start the match. Émilien Giraudo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Joe Baud came out and tried to block the shot, but Émilien Giraudo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Sidney Thevenot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierrick Soyer in the 9th minute of the match. Jean-Yves Cozette kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Evan Guilmin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Thevenot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, SERBANNE's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Biguet came free, but Joe Baud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Ruben Biot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the game, SERBANNE's Evan Guilmin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sidney Thevenot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Joe Baud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Biguet in the 41st minute of play. Perrach's Sidney Thevenot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Debord in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Marco Biguet made the kick off in the second half. Joe Baud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Biguet in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Perrach's Marco Biguet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joe Baud made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 61 minutes into the match, Perrach's goal looked a bit too open when Pierrick Soyer came free, but Sidney Thevenot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sidney Thevenot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Debord, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Sidney Thevenot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arthur Debord in the 65th minute. A collision led to Perrach getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Amaury Mantel hit a great ball. In the 68th minute Lionel Brion managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. 70 minutes into the match, SERBANNE's Arthur Debord sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sidney Thevenot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 71 played minutes Perrach got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Yves Cozette. Sidney Thevenot made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Lionel Brion sent off a good shot on target. Pierrick Soyer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Thevenot having to interfere. Arthur Debord could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Sidney Thevenot made a huge save. 88 minutes into the game, Émilien Giraudo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Perrach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SERBANNE the free kick. In the 88th minute, Émilien Giraudo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SERBANNE's Salim Breuil got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Perrach's Jules Canivet got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute, Pierrick Soyer reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sidney Thevenot. The goal made the score 2-3. The Perrach fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SERBANNE were clearly better and deserved to take the win.