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LYON
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sofyane Soubrier kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Napollon's zone, Sofyane Soubrier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josselin Laffon came out of the goal and Sofyane Soubrier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Napollon's Josselin Laffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofyane Soubrier in the 8th minute of play. Lilian Le Marchand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Loubet in the 11th minute of play. Josselin Laffon made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Nathan Cueille sent off a good shot on target. Lilian Le Marchand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Piquet, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Lilian Le Marchand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karl Piquet's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Nathan Cueille hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 minutes, Maximo Abadia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Napollon and the Strike Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Napollon getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Maximo Abadia hit a great ball. Lilian Le Marchand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rémi Geay, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36th match minute, Napollon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radoy Boynov to maneuver through the defense. Lilian Le Marchand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lech Kalinowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karl Piquet made a kick off. Lilian Le Marchand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karl Piquet went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Lilian Le Marchand made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Rémi Geay sent off a good shot on target. After 62 minutes, Chris Musset mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Strike Team and the Napollon players grew even worse after the yellow card. 68 minutes into the match, Lech Kalinowski notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Strike Team's Lilian Le Marchand. Lilian Le Marchand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Napollon booed when Strike Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nathan Cueille didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lech Kalinowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lilian Le Marchand having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Strike Team's zone, Karl Piquet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lilian Le Marchand came out of the goal and Karl Piquet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lech Kalinowski got free with Lilian Le Marchand in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Nathan Cueille was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 78 minutes had been played. After 79 played minutes Strike Team got a freekick which was hit by Nathan Cueille. Lech Kalinowski spun around in front of the goal 80 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Strike Team's goal. The audience was convinced that Karl Piquet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lilian Le Marchand was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. If Lech Kalinowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 85th play minutes Lech Kalinowski shot 1-5, a short shot which went by Lilian Le Marchand and just under the crossbar into goal. Strike Team's Lilian Le Marchand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Piquet in the 90th minute of play. After some careless play in the Napollon defense, Amine Brassart kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josselin Laffon. The Napollon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josselin Laffon should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the game, Napollon's Lech Kalinowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lilian Le Marchand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-6. Napollon played a much better game than Strike Team and deserved their victory. The Strike Team players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.