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Stade Gaston Petit
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Stanislas Landy made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Lions de Châteauroux's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislas Landy came free, but Reynaldo Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislas Landy spun around in front of the goal 3 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Lions de Châteauroux's goal. The supporters of Lions de Châteauroux booed when Marignane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Régis Moyon didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Lions de Châteauroux booed when Marignane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulryk Ludwa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Simão Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Denis Giurăscu in the 14th minute really tested John-David Bordet's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of Lions de Châteauroux booed when Marignane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc-Antoine Thebault didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute of the match Denis Giurăscu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but John-David Bordet skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Stanislas Landy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marignane's supporters rose to their feet, but Stanislas Landy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Gomes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stanislas Landy took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Reynaldo Gomes. Reynaldo Gomes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a little luck, Marignane's John-David Bordet got control of the ball when Marcelo Ramos tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 33 minutes on the clock, Dário Passos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lions de Châteauroux! The referee gave Marignane a penalty, 35 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Simão Sampaio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lions de Châteauroux's Reynaldo Gomes. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Ulryk Ludwa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reynaldo Gomes was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. The supporters of Lions de Châteauroux booed when Marignane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Régis Moyon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelo Ramos to make the kick off. Bob Chassard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John-David Bordet having to interfere. John-David Bordet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Chassard in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Ulryk Ludwa notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Lions de Châteauroux's Reynaldo Gomes. Reynaldo Gomes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stanislas Landy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Reynaldo Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 68 played minutes Lions de Châteauroux got a freekick which was hit by Bixente Levasseur. After a rather tough play, Marignane's Stanislas Landy got a free kick in the 69th minute. If Marcelo Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isaac Vermudo hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 78th play minute Ulryk Ludwa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Reynaldo Gomes. 0-6. Régis Moyon's late challenge caught a Lions de Châteauroux's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Régis Moyon helped the player get up and apologised. After 82 played minutes Marignane got a freekick which was hit by Régis Moyon. The supporters of Marignane booed when Lions de Châteauroux was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Vermudo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th match minute, Marignane was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulryk Ludwa to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute, Isaac Vermudo 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. Bob Chassard might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over John-David Bordet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bob Chassard ran back to his position shaking his head. When the final whistle went the supporters of Marignane were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Lions de Châteauroux side.