Official Cup

Stade Vélodrome
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) After 6 played minutes Valette Stars got a freekick which was hit by Guillaume Chaine. Raymond Foubert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafail Rusev, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After having played for 23 minutes, Tang Xi Zhen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympique Salonais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tang Xi Zhen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Raymond Foubert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafail Rusev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raymond Foubert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Chaine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrien Tanneau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Song Peng Xi in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

A sloppy throw-in by Noël Maunoury in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Valette Stars's Mathys Chassot. Raymond Foubert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillaume Chaine in the 57th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Song Peng Xi 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. Olympique Salonais made a substitution. Eduardo Cossa replaced Zheng Liang Song. Raymond Foubert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafail Rusev in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafail Rusev in the 75th minute of play forced Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Raymond Foubert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raymond Foubert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafail Rusev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Valette Stars defense, Cheng Feng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrien Tanneau. The Valette Stars fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrien Tanneau should have stopped the shot. Valette Stars's Julien Chassot was substituted for Rafail Rusev. 87 minutes into the match, Valette Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Tang Xi Zhen came free, but Adrien Tanneau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th match minute, Olympique Salonais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marc Chiquet to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julien Chassot got free with Raymond Foubert in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert got control of the ball when Julien Chassot tried to sneak it across the goal line. Guillaume Chaine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Foubert having to interfere.