Official Cup

Au City
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Hugo Blay hit a great ball. In the 6th minute Samuel Izard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Rinaldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Samuel Izard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dave Rinaldi. Elegance Dijon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samuel Izard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Amancio Itzaina fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal PSG's protests and gave Amancio Itzaina a yellow card for diving instead. After 10 played minutes Royal PSG got a freekick which was hit by Amancio Itzaina. 12 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Izard came free, but Dave Rinaldi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stéphane Gaudy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Tristan Bétourne made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabien Cantin in the 15th minute of play forced Royal PSG's goalkeeper Tristan Bétourne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Rinaldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Izard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Royal PSG's Tristan Bétourne got control of the ball when Fabien Cantin tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samuel Izard in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Rinaldi saved Elegance Dijon from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabien Cantin in the 23rd minute of play forced Royal PSG's goalkeeper Tristan Bétourne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Rinaldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Izard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Royal PSG booed when Elegance Dijon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Blay didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Samuel Izard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Royal PSG's Tristan Bétourne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Minaud in the 34th minute of play. Royal PSG's Samuel Izard got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Hugo Blay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Bruce Pawlak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavien Villemin in the 41st minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabien Cantin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuel Izard. Samuel Izard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Dave Rinaldi made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Minaud in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tristan Bétourne saved Royal PSG from getting behind. Dave Rinaldi made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Samuel Izard sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Elegance Dijon's Eddy Brayer got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A hard shot by Flavien Villemin from long distance, 63 minutes into the match, got Dave Rinaldi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Hugo Blay hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Dave Rinaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Izard in the 66th minute of the match. Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Elegance Dijon from getting a goal against them. After 68 minutes Elegance Dijon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Flavien Villemin who took care of the corner kick. Samuel Izard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Dave Rinaldi made a huge save. Royal PSG's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Flavien Villemin in the 73rd minute. After taking down the ball on Royal PSG's corner Fred Torres fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dave Rinaldi quite easily take care of the ball. When Elegance Dijon's Fabien Cantin in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Royal PSG's goalie prevented a goal. Dave Rinaldi made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Samuel Izard sent off a good shot on target. Christian Minaud made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gilles Baur however managed to control. Royal PSG's Tristan Bétourne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stéphane Gaudy in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Samuel Jouglet kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Flavien Villemin kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Royal PSG walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.