League

Stade Trambas
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. Laurent Baptiste started the match with the kick off. With 3 minutes on the clock, Marin Sorlin commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lombardie fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 2nd minute. Penalty! In the 4th minute, the referee gave Trambas a penalty. Karl Élie looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Mourad Grégoire. In the 11th match minute, Lombardie was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walter Billion to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute, Karl Élie reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mourad Grégoire. The goal made the score 3-0. After a rather tough play, Trambas's Rémy Schaffner got a free kick in the 17th minute. Dominique Boinet struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Jackson Jauneau didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lombardie. A sloppy throw-in by Gérard Cote in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lombardie's Octave Carrion. Jackson Jauneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominique Boinet in the 21st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Karl Élie took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Mourad Grégoire to make any attempt to save it. Mourad Grégoire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gauthier Rollet, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Steven Raffray struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Mourad Grégoire didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trambas. Bertrand Rosier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Trambas getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Gauthier Rollet hit a great ball. Laurent Baptiste took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jackson Jauneau. Trambas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Karl Élie struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Mourad Grégoire didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trambas. After having played for 40 minutes, Octave Carrion managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lombardie's supporters crossed their fingers, but Octave Carrion was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mourad Grégoire made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Steven Raffray sent off a good shot on target. If Karl Élie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karl Élie was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Trambas booed when Lombardie was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walter Billion didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Steven Raffray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 53 minutes into the match, Steven Raffray had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mourad Grégoire. Lombardie's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steven Raffray was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Mourad Grégoire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Élie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Trambas's Jackson Jauneau got control of the ball when Dominique Boinet tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rémy Schaffner hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, Lombardie's goal looked a bit too open when Karl Élie came free, but Mourad Grégoire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guy Dutrieux kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dominique Boinet got free with Jackson Jauneau in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mourad Grégoire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steven Raffray in the 75th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Lombardie's Dominique Boinet got a free kick in the 77th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Lombardie's goal looked a bit too open when Karl Élie came free, but Mourad Grégoire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jackson Jauneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominique Boinet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lombardie's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.