League

Stade Marly
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmid Balthazard started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes Bordeaux got a freekick which was hit by Cédric Micheneau. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cédric Micheneau during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Jean-Pierre Hulin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmid Balthazard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamel Tisserant having to interfere. Bordeaux's Oxel Viñales proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Bordeaux from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute, Ahmid Balthazard 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 some careless play in the Marly defense, Jean-Pierre Hulin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kamel Tisserant. The Marly fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kamel Tisserant should have stopped the shot. After 29 minutes, Alex Patureau mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marly and the Bordeaux players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alex Patureau kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Alex Patureau was shown his second yellow card after 31 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Marly's Alex Patureau got a free kick in the 31st minute. If Ahmid Balthazard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kamel Tisserant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean-Pierre Hulin went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Jean-Pierre Hulin came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Bordeaux 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 Jean-Pierre Hulin couldn't finish the play. Oxel Viñales made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Clem Villa sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Marly's goalkeeper Kamel Tisserant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marly's Kamel Tisserant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmid Balthazard in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Clem Villa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kamel Tisserant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmid Balthazard in the 51st minute of the match. After 54 minutes of play, Bordeaux's Jean-Pierre Hulin made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kamel Tisserant was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes into the match, Marly's goal looked a bit too open when Marvin Horel came free, but Kamel Tisserant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bordeaux's Mustapha Hummel got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 71st minute Ahmid Balthazard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kamel Tisserant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Clem Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marly's supporters rose to their feet, but Clem Villa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oxel Viñales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the game, Ahmid Balthazard recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kamel Tisserant. Ahmid Balthazard showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. When Marly's Clem Villa in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bordeaux's goalie prevented a goal. 80 minutes into the match, Marly's goalkeeper Kamel Tisserant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cédric Micheneau. 89 minutes into the match, Bordeaux's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Ricaud came free, but Oxel Viñales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th match minute, Bordeaux was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marvin Horel to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the game, Clem Villa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Oxel Viñales was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Bordeaux had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.