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Spectators: 8542 (Terracing: 6408, Seating: 1964, VIP seats: 170) When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Máximo Decimo sped through kirikou fc's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tubagus Kepa. After 5 minutes of play, marseille's Máximo Decimo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tubagus Kepa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute, Steevy Audren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the game, one of kirikou fc:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by kirikou fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marius Do was slow to take the kick. During this time marseille's players had a chance to rest. kirikou fc's Tubagus Kepa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máximo Decimo in the 30th minute of play. Hugues Lahousse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Urki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tubagus Kepa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máximo Decimo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in marseille's zone, Mohamed Lebaillif stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugues Lahousse came out of the goal and Mohamed Lebaillif tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. kirikou fc's Domingo Urki got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mohamed Lebaillif came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Hugues Lahousse could save by the left post. Tubagus Kepa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Máximo Decimo in the 46th minute of the match. Tubagus Kepa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máximo Decimo in the 46th minute of play. Tubagus Kepa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aureo Toledo went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Máximo Decimo made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in marseille's zone, Domingo Urki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugues Lahousse came out of the goal and Domingo Urki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 57 minutes, Máximo Decimo made it 1-6 with a short kick to the right side. kirikou fc's Tubagus Kepa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Domingo Urki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugues Lahousse having to interfere. Domingo Urki struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Hugues Lahousse didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for kirikou fc. 69 minutes into the match, kirikou fc's Domingo Urki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hugues Lahousse narrowly saved just below the crossbar. kirikou fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Esteban Ubarna in the 72nd minute. The corner ended in Marian Tipinski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but marseille's Hugues Lahousse did a great save. In the 73rd minute, Marian Tipinski made a precise shot to the right of Hugues Lahousse. marseille's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. After 76 played minutes marseille got a freekick which was hit by Marius Do. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Kovalev in the 80th minute of play forced marseille's goalkeeper Hugues Lahousse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tubagus Kepa made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Fotis Kouklakis sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Máximo Decimo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tubagus Kepa was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Hugues Lahousse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Lebaillif in the 83rd minute of the match. kirikou fc's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Wawrzyniec Drugi 86 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-7. 90 minutes into the match, Mohamed Lebaillif had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugues Lahousse. marseille's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Lebaillif was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-7. If Mohamed Lebaillif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Régis Leveque kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 98 minutes into the match, marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Kovalev came free, but Hugues Lahousse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over marseille could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than kirikou fc throughout the match.