League

Stade de Lenfer
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 120) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mourad Bonin kicked off to start the match. Ryan Giry scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mohamed Luciani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 12th minute, Nantes FC's Irakliy Kurennov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Prosper Gillard. Prosper Gillard yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. 18 minutes into the match, Irakliy Kurennov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Prosper Gillard, 2-1. Irakliy Kurennov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Prosper Gillard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Prosper Gillard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irakliy Kurennov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Pucheu hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in RdU 1949 FC's zone, Irakliy Kurennov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prosper Gillard came out of the goal and Irakliy Kurennov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 29 minutes into the match, Mourad Bonin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohamed Luciani. Nantes FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mourad Bonin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Hassan Delestre's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Prosper Gillard skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 34 minutes into the match, RdU 1949 FC's goalkeeper Prosper Gillard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hassan Delestre. Mohamed Luciani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Giry in the 37th minute of the match. With a little luck, RdU 1949 FC's Prosper Gillard got control of the ball when Hassan Delestre tried to sneak it across the goal line. RdU 1949 FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Irakliy Kurennov scored to the left of an out of position Prosper Gillard, making the score, 3-2. Irakliy Kurennov's late challenge caught a RdU 1949 FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Irakliy Kurennov helped the player get up and apologised. After 46 played minutes Nantes FC got a freekick which was hit by Irakliy Kurennov.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Irakliy Kurennov in the 55th minute of play forced RdU 1949 FC's goalkeeper Prosper Gillard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prosper Gillard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irakliy Kurennov in the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Hassan Delestre notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of RdU 1949 FC's Prosper Gillard. Prosper Gillard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Irakliy Kurennov came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Nantes FC 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 Irakliy Kurennov couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the match, Irakliy Kurennov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prosper Gillard. RdU 1949 FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Irakliy Kurennov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Mohamed Luciani was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ryan Giry showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-3 in the 72 minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Nantes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ryan Giry came free, but Mohamed Luciani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Prosper Gillard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hassan Delestre in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irakliy Kurennov in the 80th minute of play forced RdU 1949 FC's goalkeeper Prosper Gillard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prosper Gillard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irakliy Kurennov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Hassan Delestre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Prosper Gillard was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, Irakliy Kurennov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prosper Gillard. RdU 1949 FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Irakliy Kurennov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-3. 92 minutes into the match, Irakliy Kurennov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prosper Gillard. RdU 1949 FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Irakliy Kurennov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-3. Nantes FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.