League

Carrefour
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. Alex Damas started the match with the kick off. The supporters of LPN booed when Witwich FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl Jullian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jason Cornilleau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Damas in the 8th minute of the match. If Sammy Leroi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olivier Blanquet during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 10 played minutes LPN got a freekick which was hit by Olivier Blanquet. Alex Damas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jean-Pascal Schaff charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean-Pascal Schaff the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jean-Pascal Schaff kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Witwich FC's goalkeeper Arnaud Brie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Mottet. Mathieu Tosi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnaud Brie having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Damas in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jason Cornilleau prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 37 minutes, Christian Mottet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LPN and the Witwich FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Christian Mottet kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, LPN's goal looked a bit too open when Sammy Leroi came free, but Jason Cornilleau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jason Cornilleau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Damas's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jean-Pascal Raffin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Witwich FC's Arnaud Brie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Mottet in the 51st minute of play. Witwich FC's Sammy Leroi got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, Witwich FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Pascal Raffin came free, but Arnaud Brie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Karl Jullian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Witwich FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LPN the free kick. In the 59th minute, Karl Jullian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 60 played minutes, LPN's Salim Larde shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnaud Brie came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in LPN reached it. Christian Mottet struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Arnaud Brie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LPN. In the 63rd minute Jean-Pascal Schaff shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaud Brie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Witwich FC booed when LPN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Pascal Schaff didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Damas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LPN's Jean-Pascal Schaff got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Witwich FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Pascal Schaff came free, but Arnaud Brie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Pascal Raffin in the 82nd minute of play forced Witwich FC's goalkeeper Arnaud Brie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Christian Mottet made a precise shot to the right of Arnaud Brie. Witwich FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 91 played minutes, LPN's Billy Valy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnaud Brie came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in LPN reached it. Witwich FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because LPN had won, even though Witwich FC had held more of the ball.