League

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 9211 (Terracing: 6910, Seating: 2118, VIP seats: 183) Firman Morientes made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute of the game Kiko Braga made a throw-in which Omer Vandevoorde played forward. Silvestre Derwin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuma Roekito in the 5th minute of the match. The corner led Lyon Olympique 69's Cezar Nișu to fire away a dangerous shot which Silvestre Derwin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cezar Nișu in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvestre Derwin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 9th minute of the match Lyon Olympique 69 got a corner. En Avant Nikko's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Toni Dean ran over to the corner to take the kick. 11 minutes into the match, Lyon Olympique 69's goalkeeper Manuel Espagnet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gösta Sellberg. Lyon Olympique 69's Cezar Nișu got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silvestre Derwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezar Nișu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cezar Nișu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Silvestre Derwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezar Nișu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Espagnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gösta Sellberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Lyon Olympique 69's goalkeeper Manuel Espagnet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gösta Sellberg. If Cezar Nișu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. En Avant Nikko's Silvestre Derwin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cezar Nișu in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Lyon Olympique 69 getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Cezar Nișu hit a great ball. Silvestre Derwin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cezar Nișu in the 42nd minute of the match. Gösta Sellberg's late challenge caught a Lyon Olympique 69's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gösta Sellberg helped the player get up and apologised. After 44 played minutes En Avant Nikko got a freekick which was hit by Gösta Sellberg. After the first half Lyon Olympique 69 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cezar Nișu made a kick off. Silvestre Derwin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cezar Nișu in the 51st minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, Yuma Roekito dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Silvestre Derwin, 0-2. Guillaume Gamel's late challenge caught a En Avant Nikko's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guillaume Gamel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th match minute, Lyon Olympique 69 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillaume Gamel to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute of the match, Cezar Nișu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Silvestre Derwin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Silvestre Derwin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cezar Nișu went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Manuel Espagnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Firman Morientes, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute Cezar Nișu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Derwin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by En Avant Nikko's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Toni Dean was slow to take the kick. During this time Lyon Olympique 69's players had a chance to rest. Yuma Roekito hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Gösta Sellberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Espagnet was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, Lyon Olympique 69's goal looked a bit too open when Gösta Sellberg came free, but Manuel Espagnet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Omer Vandevoorde hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Souris in the 87th minute of play forced Lyon Olympique 69's goalkeeper Manuel Espagnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Espagnet came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by En Avant Nikko's Gösta Sellberg. But to his dismay, Gösta Sellberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 92nd match minute, En Avant Nikko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Firman Morientes to maneuver through the defense. Silvestre Derwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezar Nișu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper Silvestre Derwin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lyon Olympique 69 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.