League

Napollon
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 120) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cyprien Pestel kicked off to start the match. Cyprien Pestel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lech Kalinowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Amine Paolini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute of the match, Lech Kalinowski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Amine Paolini was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 16 played minutes Karl Piquet could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 1-0 into the left cross. Lech Kalinowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Amine Paolini made a huge save. Amine Paolini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rémi Geay in the 21st minute of the match. The Napollon fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Napollon's Karl Piquet 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In a very dangerous position, a player in oPerational Team fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Napollon a penalty, 25 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Karl Piquet, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of oPerational Team's Amine Paolini. 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lech Kalinowski got free with Amine Paolini in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Napollon's zone, Cyprien Pestel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josselin Laffon came out of the goal and Cyprien Pestel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyprien Pestel in the 42nd minute of play forced Napollon's goalkeeper Josselin Laffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramzy Le Grand blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Josselin Laffon having to make a save. Cyprien Pestel charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cyprien Pestel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Napollon booed when oPerational Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cyprien Pestel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karl Piquet made a kick off. Amine Paolini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Piquet in the 54th minute of the match. If Ramzy Le Grand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Karl Piquet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amine Paolini was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 58th minute, Lech Kalinowski 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. The supporters of Napollon booed when oPerational Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Calvin Caballero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lech Kalinowski's late challenge caught a oPerational Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lech Kalinowski helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Napollon's Lech Kalinowski got a free kick in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Napollon's goal looked a bit too open when Cyprien Pestel came free, but Josselin Laffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 3-1 became the score in the 69th minute when Cyprien Pestel elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. oPerational Team's Amine Paolini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rémi Geay in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, oPerational Team's goal looked a bit too open when Lech Kalinowski came free, but Amine Paolini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Lech Kalinowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amine Paolini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Lech Kalinowski put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Amine Paolini. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lech Kalinowski in the 83rd minute of play forced oPerational Team's goalkeeper Amine Paolini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. oPerational Team's Amine Paolini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Loubet in the 85th minute of play. After a rather tough play, oPerational Team's Calvin Caballero got a free kick in the 86th minute. Lech Kalinowski took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amine Paolini. Amine Paolini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. oPerational Team's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.