League

Océane
Spectators: 8571 (Terracing: 6429, Seating: 1971, VIP seats: 171) Fierce's Gaston Le Flem started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fabrice Lepetit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youri Richou in the 4th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Lions de Châteauroux's goalkeeper Reynaldo Gomes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gaston Le Flem. The Lions de Châteauroux fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Lions de Châteauroux's Youri Richou looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Marcelo Ramos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabrice Lepetit having to make a save. In the 25th match minute, Fierce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustin Compagnon to maneuver through the defense. Reynaldo Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Le Flem in the 27th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Gaston Le Flem 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. In the 34thth minute of the game Youri Richou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fierce's Fabrice Lepetit was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fabrice Lepetit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youri Richou in the 37th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Youri Richou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fierce's Fabrice Lepetit was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Lucas Simão could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Reynaldo Gomes however easily saved by the left post. In the 42nd match minute, Fierce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Bocelli to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Lions de Châteauroux were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Youri Richou to strike the kick off in the second half. Loïc Ruckebusch hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the game, Lions de Châteauroux's Marcelo Ramos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabrice Lepetit made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Fabrice Lepetit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Youri Richou, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Ramos got free with Fabrice Lepetit in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 65th minute Youri Richou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrice Lepetit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bob Chassard came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Lions de Châteauroux 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 Bob Chassard couldn't finish the play. Fabrice Lepetit stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Youri Richou's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute, Youri Richou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Fabrice Lepetit managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Lions de Châteauroux's Youri Richou fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Fierce's Fabrice Lepetit got control of the ball when Marcelo Ramos tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Youri Richou put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Fabrice Lepetit. In the 85th minute, Youri Richou 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. 86 minutes into the match, Lions de Châteauroux's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Le Flem came free, but Reynaldo Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Clovis Lenoble cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Reynaldo Gomes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg Fabrice Lepetit managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Lions de Châteauroux's Youri Richou fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 94 minutes into the game, one of Fierce:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lions de Châteauroux walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.