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Stade Chanonat
Spectators: 6703 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 0) Émilien Bille made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Gaillet in the 6th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Timothé Lecerf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bègles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chanonat the free kick. If Timothé Lecerf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Bègles's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cyprien Vandevelde fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Steve Cotten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ibrahim Baradel having to interfere. Victor Gaillet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Émilien Bille tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Chanonat booed when Bègles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marouane Berthelot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 29 minutes, Cyprien Vandevelde managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chanonat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cyprien Vandevelde was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 33 minutes into the match, Bègles's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Gaillet came free, but Émilien Bille reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chanonat's Ibrahim Baradel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timothé Lecerf in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Steve Cotten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ibrahim Baradel was relentless in the 48th minute of the game.

Marouane Berthelot's late challenge caught a Chanonat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marouane Berthelot helped the player get up and apologised. Émilien Bille made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprien Vandevelde in the 57th minute of play. After 58 minutes, Stéphane Wattier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chanonat and the Bègles players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bègles booed when Chanonat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stéphane Wattier didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Timothé Lecerf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stéphane Wattier hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Timothé Lecerf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Ibrahim Baradel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Cyprien Vandevelde came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Chanonat fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cyprien Vandevelde couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Chanonat booed when Bègles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierre-Antoine Gorse didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute Victor Gaillet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Émilien Bille saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Gaillet in the 88th minute of play forced Bègles's goalkeeper Émilien Bille to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Émilien Bille made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprien Vandevelde in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to Bègles getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Marouane Berthelot hit a great ball. Émilien Bille showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprien Vandevelde in the 96th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.