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Bambou Arena
Spectators: 6010 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raymond Molina kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raymond Molina in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pierre-Olivier Chauve saved Bouvard from getting behind. Reynald Sionneau hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Bambou's Raymond Molina got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léon Richoux in the 13th minute of play forced Bambou's goalkeeper Louis Ghys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarod Galland hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Louis Ghys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Frémont in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Bouvard booed when Bambou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarod Galland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bouvard's Pierre-Olivier Chauve played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raymond Molina in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Soury in the 20th minute of play forced Bambou's goalkeeper Louis Ghys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jonas Soury fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bouvard's protests and gave Jonas Soury a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th match minute, Bouvard was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Soury to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Bambou booed when Bouvard was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Léon Richoux didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pierre-Olivier Chauve showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raymond Molina in the 29th minute of the match. Raymond Molina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Pierre-Olivier Chauve made a huge save. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Raymond Molina sped through Bouvard's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pierre-Olivier Chauve. Louis Ghys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léon Richoux in the 42nd minute of play. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bouvard's goalkeeper Pierre-Olivier Chauve, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The wind increased when Léon Richoux made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Bambou getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Yvan Domergue hit a great ball. Bouvard's Madjid Chrétien got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Louis Ghys didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from André Frémont went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute, Jonas Soury hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pierre-Emmanuel Landreau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre-Olivier Chauve having to interfere. When Bambou's Pierre-Emmanuel Landreau in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bouvard's goalie prevented a goal. When Jarod Galland fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bambou's protests and gave Jarod Galland a yellow card for diving instead. After 84 played minutes Bambou got a freekick which was hit by Jarod Galland. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Frémont got free with Louis Ghys in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee ended the match the Bambou players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.