League

Stade de la Taverne
Spectators: 9229 (Terracing: 6923, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 183) Noël Maunoury hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, Yusuf Bal fired a really elegant long shot, but Raymond Foubert threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Raymond Foubert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urbano Xabat in the 8th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Raymond Foubert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Urbano Xabat. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saúl Valentim in the 25th minute of play forced Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Raymond Foubert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, Olympique Salonais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romain Blet to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatole Le Roch in the 31st minute of play forced Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Raymond Foubert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Les Loups du Vercors were awarded a corner. Yusuf Bal went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Anatole Le Roch got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Raymond Foubert quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The attack was good, but when Matheo Trehin in the 33rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urbano Xabat got free with Raymond Foubert in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Les Loups du Vercors's Lucho Putin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Christophe Grenard in the 38th minute of play. If Tang Xi Zhen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Olympique Salonais's Tang Xi Zhen got a free kick in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Song Peng Xi was the one to do the kick off. Raymond Foubert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urbano Xabat in the 54th minute of play. Raymond Foubert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saúl Valentim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Song Peng Xi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucho Putin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Xabat in the 65th minute of play forced Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Raymond Foubert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Les Loups du Vercors's goalkeeper Lucho Putin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lucho Putin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from King Elin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raymond Foubert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saúl Valentim, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 82nd minute Matheo Trehin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Foubert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Urbano Xabat in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raymond Foubert prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 89th minute Oro Macías shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Foubert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matheo Trehin in the 93rd minute of play forced Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Raymond Foubert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oro Macías fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Foubert having to interfere. Olympique Salonais made a substitution. Eduardo Cossa replaced Zheng Liang Song. Les Loups du Vercors made a substitution. Maurice Lalanne replaced Anatole Le Roch. Les Loups du Vercors made a substitution. Dan Pruvot replaced Miroslav Walpert. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Olympique Salonais walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.