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Oliver Alliksaar
Spectators: 7371 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) Jonathan Trouve made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Trouve's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yannick Giroux was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Evan Heude's late challenge caught a Lyon 69ers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evan Heude helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to GALA getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Evan Heude hit a great ball. In the 22nd match minute, GALA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marc-Aurèle Leite to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Lino Ibañez 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. Yannick Giroux showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xabi Alonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 56 played minutes Lyon 69ers got a freekick which was hit by Fabrice Dachicourt. In the 59th minute, Rayan Hochet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Trouve's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yannick Giroux read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. After 69 minutes of play, Lyon 69ers's Lino Ibañez made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gérard Alonso was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 72nd minute, Marc-Aurèle Leite 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 GALA booed when Lyon 69ers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Simonneau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Trouve could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Yannick Giroux made a huge save. In the 83rd minute Lino Ibañez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gérard Alonso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the game, Rayan Hochet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lyon 69ers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GALA the free kick. When the referee blew the final whistle, Lyon 69ers could leave the field as winners, despite GALA having more of the ball for most of the match.