League

Highbury Stadium
Spectators: 8087 (Terracing: 6066, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 161) Arsenal FC's Amine Nagel 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. Jason Lanoue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amine Nagel in the 7th minute of play. Youri Bénezet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Jason Lanoue made a huge save. Youri Bénezet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Jason Lanoue made a huge save. The attack was good, but when Donovan Blancher in the 12th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 13 minutes into the game, Octave Goupy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Didenheim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal FC the free kick. The supporters of Arsenal FC booed when Didenheim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octave Goupy didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugène Chevreuil during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amine Nagel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jason Lanoue having to interfere. Clovis Rocton kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Didenheim getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Octave Goupy hit a great ball. Didenheim's Jason Lanoue proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Didenheim from getting a goal against them. In the 25th minute, Didenheim's Boris Deloffre seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Boris Deloffre the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Didenheim protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Boris Deloffre had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Didenheim getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Boris Deloffre hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Gildas Bonvalet sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Didenheim's Jason Lanoue didn't even have to move. A collision led to Didenheim getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Bernard Vallot hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Chabert during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Donovan Blancher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cyrille Arnault having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Chabert came free, but Cyrille Arnault reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Didenheim defense, Amine Nagel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jason Lanoue. The Didenheim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jason Lanoue should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florian Vatinel during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Didenheim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Vatinel to maneuver through the defense. Jason Lanoue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitri Grosbois, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Jason Lanoue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Youri Bénezet in the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Didenheim's goal looked a bit too open when Amine Nagel came free, but Jason Lanoue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Bossy's late challenge caught a Arsenal FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Bossy helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Arsenal FC booed when Didenheim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Bossy didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Donovan Blancher got free with Cyrille Arnault in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donovan Blancher in the 68th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Cyrille Arnault to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sylvain Delauney got free with Cyrille Arnault in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Clovis Rocton's late challenge caught a Arsenal FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clovis Rocton helped the player get up and apologised. After 80 played minutes Didenheim got a freekick which was hit by Clovis Rocton. 86 minutes into the match, Didenheim's goal looked a bit too open when Alou Codron came free, but Jason Lanoue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Didenheim's Jason Lanoue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitri Grosbois in the 88th minute of play. Youri Bénezet took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jason Lanoue. Jason Lanoue 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. 94 minutes into the match, Didenheim's goal looked a bit too open when Amine Nagel came free, but Jason Lanoue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.