League

Gerland
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bastien Château got the match started through his kick off. When Redouane Grévin fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Stiring's protests and gave Redouane Grévin a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes FC Stiring got a freekick which was hit by Redouane Grévin. FC Stiring's Ashley Waller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bastien Château in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to FC Stiring getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Serge Helaine hit a great ball. Barrade's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Adalbert Kuzmanov 12 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Lucas Caffier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adalbert Kuzmanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinand Dasse having to interfere. Roland Bonvoisin hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Ashley Waller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joseph Lernould, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adalbert Kuzmanovs short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Ferdinand Dasse to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ashley Waller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Lernould in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Barrade booed when FC Stiring was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Caffier didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Stiring's Ashley Waller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bastien Château in the 41st minute of play. When Joseph Lernould fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barrade's protests and gave Joseph Lernould a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Barrade getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Joseph Lernould hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adalbert Kuzmanov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barrade's goalkeeper Ferdinand Dasse, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adalbert Kuzmanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Ferdinand Dasse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Jacob Frémaux 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. 66 minutes into the match, FC Stiring's goalkeeper Ashley Waller had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joseph Lernould. After having played for 73 minutes, Roland Bonvoisin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrade's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roland Bonvoisin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Adalbert Kuzmanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Stiring walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.