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Stade J.SNELLA
Spectators: 9185 (Terracing: 6890, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thibaut Bernadet kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Cyrille Melon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melvin Passemard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of R.C. Marseille booed when corsaire nantais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chu Fan Qiang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joe Plantin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Melvin Passemard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, R.C. Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Siggman came free, but Didier Lafargue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, corsaire nantais's goalkeeper Melvin Passemard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cyrille Melon. After 22 played minutes R.C. Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Abrego. In the 26thth minute of the game Cyrille Melon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tobias Siggman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didier Lafargue having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Chu Fan Qiang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, corsaire nantais's goal looked a bit too open when Cyrille Melon came free, but Melvin Passemard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard got control of the ball when Mihail Toader tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to corsaire nantais getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Philibert Robillard hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Tobias Siggman 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 the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cyrille Melon was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Régis Saison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Cyrille Melon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melvin Passemard was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 62 minutes into the match, Cyrille Melon notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard. Melvin Passemard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 64 minutes, Tobias Siggman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. corsaire nantais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tobias Siggman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Melvin Passemard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Toader, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyrille Melon in the 72nd minute of play. Cyrille Melon scored 2-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melvin Passemard, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. R.C. Marseille made a substitution. Djibril Mourot replaced Mihail Toader. corsaire nantais's Yves Fuchs was substituted for Thibaut Bernadet. R.C. Marseille's Didier Lafargue proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save R.C. Marseille from getting a goal against them. The supporters of R.C. Marseille booed when corsaire nantais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xie Yuan Jun didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rdth minute of the game Cyrille Melon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Melvin Passemard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyrille Melon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. R.C. Marseille's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Renan Bouzat in the 91st minute. R.C. Marseille's Renan Bouzat was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Melvin Passemard in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind R.C. Marseille's goalkeeper Didier Lafargue, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. There was no doubt that R.C. Marseille were the better team. R.C. Marseille's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.