League

Shura
Spectators: 8468 (Terracing: 6359, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Junior Arrive kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Joga Bonitou FC's Émilien Kerneis got a free kick in the 4th minute. Angelo Melito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamel Pesenti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th match minute, Joga Bonitou FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavian Jollet to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Joga Bonitou FC's Basile Salvat got a free kick in the 14th minute. Charly Margot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Didier Lully having to make a save. In the 16th match minute, Joga Bonitou FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavian Jollet to maneuver through the defense. When Charly Margot came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Elsa Esnoult fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Charly Margot couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute, Evan Jegouzo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elsa Esnoult fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 30 minutes into the game, Junior Arrive cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Didier Lully was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Joga Bonitou FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Djamel Pesenti hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthieu Joffre in the 36th minute of play forced Elsa Esnoult's goalkeeper Angelo Melito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joga Bonitou FC's Djamel Pesenti got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Junior Arrive sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Djamel Pesenti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Joga Bonitou FC's Pierre Fargier got a free kick in the 54th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Junior Arrive had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Didier Lully. Joga Bonitou FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Junior Arrive was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Junior Arrive received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Didier Lully tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sofiane Faivre blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Didier Lully having to make a save. A collision led to Joga Bonitou FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ibrahim Tournaire hit a great ball. Joga Bonitou FC's Didier Lully played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Corentin Audinet in the 72nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Joga Bonitou FC's Basile Salvat got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Joga Bonitou FC's goalkeeper Didier Lully, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joga Bonitou FC's Didier Lully played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofiane Faivre in the 82nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Djamel Pesenti got free with Angelo Melito in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 minutes into the game, Flavian Jollet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joga Bonitou FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elsa Esnoult the free kick. Elsa Esnoult were furious when Corentin Audinet was red carded, 96 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 97th match minute, Elsa Esnoult was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corentin Audinet to maneuver through the defense.