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Spectators: 6904 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 1) Coudray's Franck Urvoy 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. Amine Keraudren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alain Breteau, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Alain Breteau managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coudray's supporters rose to their feet, but Alain Breteau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amine Keraudren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 7th minute of the match Sylvain Brayer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amine Keraudren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alain Breteau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Keraudren having to interfere. The supporters of Coudray booed when Le Mans Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franck Presse didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Le Mans Lions's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arnaud Villiers was slow to take the kick. During this time Coudray's players had a chance to rest. In the 18th minute, Victorien Garreau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cédric Cheramy made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Johnny Piquet sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, Victorien Garreau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joël Lautier got free with Cédric Cheramy in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Alain Breteau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Franck Urvoy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amine Keraudren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Le Mans Lions's zone, Alain Breteau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amine Keraudren came out of the goal and Alain Breteau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 33 minutes into the game, Franck Urvoy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Amine Keraudren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cédric Cheramy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joël Lautier in the 37th minute of the match. The supporters of Coudray booed when Le Mans Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franck Presse didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Coudray getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Alain Breteau hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, Le Mans Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Alain Breteau came free, but Amine Keraudren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victorien Garreau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Keraudren having to interfere. The Le Mans Lions players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Coudray were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joël Lautier to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Le Mans Lions's Charles Delsol got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 59th minute, Franck Urvoy 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. Alain Breteau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Amine Keraudren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alain Breteau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Amine Keraudren made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Coudray's Marco Cacheux got a free kick in the 69th minute. Cédric Cheramy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnny Piquet, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Cédric Cheramy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Faugère, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joël Lautier in the 76th minute of play forced Coudray's goalkeeper Cédric Cheramy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cédric Cheramy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnny Piquet in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to Le Mans Lions getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Franck Presse hit a great ball. Alain Breteau struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Amine Keraudren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coudray. When the final whistle sounded Coudray left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Le Mans Lions.