League

Stade Veissieux
Spectators: 7406 (Terracing: 5555, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kévin Marescaux got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of valette stars booed when Forge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ange Marc didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 3 played minutes Forge got a freekick which was hit by Bob Bassot. valette stars's Jocelyn Douet couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 4th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Forge. Luis Fabien made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Dilan Bezier sent off a good shot on target. Ionuț Negrescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Jager in the 13th minute of the match. Kévin Marescaux blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luis Fabien having to make a save. valette stars's Dilan Bezier got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, valette stars's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Jager came free, but Ionuț Negrescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oscar Secher hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Kévin Marescaux managed to get in a good position for a shot. valette stars's supporters rose to their feet, but Kévin Marescaux was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luis Fabien breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luis Fabien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steevy Belon, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Steevy Belon might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luis Fabien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Steevy Belon ran back to his position shaking his head. If Kévin Marescaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Jocelyn Douet 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicolas Jager stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Kévin Marescaux came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the valette stars 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 Kévin Marescaux couldn't finish the play. Kévin Marescaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ionuț Negrescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Secher in the 68th minute of play. Luis Fabien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kévin Marescaux in the 71st minute of play. Kévin Marescaux received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Luis Fabien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, valette stars's Kévin Marescaux nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luis Fabien made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Kévin Marescaux managed to get in a good position for a shot. valette stars's supporters rose to their feet, but Kévin Marescaux was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luis Fabien breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sam Mangot took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ionuț Negrescu. Ionuț Negrescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Nicolas Jager sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.