League

Stade Elange
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) oPerational Team's Cyprien Pestel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sacha Février charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sacha Février the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes oPerational Team got a freekick which was hit by Sacha Février. François-Xavier Lucien might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amine Paolini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. François-Xavier Lucien ran back to his position shaking his head. Hamza Gantier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Amine Paolini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Rachid Montero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amine Paolini. oPerational Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rachid Montero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 17 minutes, Guillaume Lescure mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guînes and the oPerational Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th match minute, Guînes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillaume Lescure to maneuver through the defense. Guînes's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Cyprien Pestel scored to the left of an out of position Adrien Renaut, making the score, 2-1. A collision led to Guînes getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Hamza Gantier hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Basile Rognon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guînes's goalkeeper Adrien Renaut, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rachid Montero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amine Paolini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from François-Xavier Lucien in the 30th minute of play. Calvin Caballero's late challenge caught a Guînes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Calvin Caballero helped the player get up and apologised. Calvin Caballero kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Hamza Gantier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Amine Paolini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th match minute, oPerational Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramzy Le Grand to maneuver through the defense. In the 40thth minute of the game Cyprien Pestel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guînes's Adrien Renaut was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute Cyprien Pestel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Renaut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. François-Xavier Lucien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Paolini having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and François-Xavier Lucien made a kick off. Rachid Montero came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Amine Paolini could save by the left post. 58 minutes into the match, François-Xavier Lucien dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amine Paolini, 2-2. In the 61st minute, Quentin Sakho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adrien Renaut was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 63rd match minute, oPerational Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramzy Le Grand to maneuver through the defense. Guînes's Guillaume Lescure got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guînes's Adrien Renaut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyprien Pestel in the 72nd minute of play. Réda Schlegel kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyprien Pestel in the 85th minute of play forced Guînes's goalkeeper Adrien Renaut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Montero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Amine Paolini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Calvin Caballero was shown his second yellow card after 93 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 94 played minutes oPerational Team got a freekick which was hit by Calvin Caballero. Rachid Montero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The oPerational Team players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.