Stade Sonny Anderson
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tom Beaune sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, Huỳnh Mai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guy Durant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Tom Beaune who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Osman Şenel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 17th minute Huỳnh Mai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guy Durant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Arthur Clarke made a precise shot to the right of Guy Durant. Lyon 69ers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Osman Şenel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatol Hönes, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The audience was convinced that Zumar Villabona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guy Durant was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. The supporters of Hai Duong booed when Lyon 69ers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Silvian didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Hai Duong's Arthur Clarke nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guy Durant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Rodolphe Sol kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Arthur Clarke struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Guy Durant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hai Duong. Lyon 69ers's Guy Durant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zumar Villabona in the 37th minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, Hai Duong's Zumar Villabona made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guy Durant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marian Racoviceanu 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. After a rather tough play, Lyon 69ers's Anatol Hönes got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Guy Durant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Clarke in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-4 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zumar Villabona was the one to do the kick off. After 50 played minutes Hai Duong got a freekick which was hit by Đặng Hanh. Marian Racoviceanu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 50th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Osman Şenel. Hai Duong's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Huỳnh Mai succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-5 in the 54th playminute. After 58 minutes, Zumar Villabona mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hai Duong and the Lyon 69ers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hai Duong's Zumar Villabona got a free kick in the 58th minute. Osman Şenel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tom Beaune, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 62 minutes of play, Hai Duong's Arthur Clarke made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guy Durant was left in no man's land by his defense there! 66 minutes into the match, Hai Duong's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Lecanu came free, but Osman Şenel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Lyon 69ers booed when Hai Duong was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ngô Tran didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute Arthur Clarke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guy Durant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathias Lecanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osman Şenel having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lyon 69ers's zone, Zumar Villabona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guy Durant came out of the goal and Zumar Villabona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th match minute, Hai Duong was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huỳnh Mai to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Silvian hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, one of Lyon 69ers:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lyon 69ers. Guy Durant made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Zumar Villabona sent off a good shot on target. 93 minutes into the game, Zumar Villabona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-8. Guy Durant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hai Duong's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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