Official Cup

Stade J.SNELLA
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicky Larson started the match with the kick off. The supporters of R.C. Marseille booed when Girondins4Ever was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cao Peng Xiong didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the game, Girondins4Ever's Gaétan Rémetter nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Didier Lafargue made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Zygmunt Bochinski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Joe Plantin's late challenge caught a Girondins4Ever's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joe Plantin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to R.C. Marseille getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Joe Plantin hit a great ball. Didier Lafargue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicky Larson in the 18th minute of play. Nichifor Nimass blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Didier Lafargue having to make a save. Didier Lafargue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichifor Nimass in the 20th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Nichifor Nimass's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Didier Lafargue was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Jean-Marc Buisson thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Didier Lafargue, a very annoying self made goal in the 32nd minute which led to 0-2. R.C. Marseille's Didier Lafargue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichifor Nimass in the 36th minute of play. Nichifor Nimass might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Didier Lafargue. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nichifor Nimass ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nichifor Nimass in the 38th minute of play forced R.C. Marseille's goalkeeper Didier Lafargue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nichifor Nimass in the 40th minute of play forced R.C. Marseille's goalkeeper Didier Lafargue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42ndth minute of the game Nichifor Nimass who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but R.C. Marseille's Didier Lafargue was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 44th minute, Cyrille Melon fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Zygmunt Bochinski, passed just outside the right post. After the first half Girondins4Ever were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cyrille Melon to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Nichifor Nimass's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Didier Lafargue was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Zygmunt Bochinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihail Toader in the 62nd minute of play. Girondins4Ever made a substitution. John-Paul Marquant replaced Nichifor Nimass. Joe Plantin made in the 70th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Cyprien Auguste. Didier Lafargue came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Girondins4Ever's John-Paul Marquant. But to his dismay, John-Paul Marquant quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Girondins4Ever's Jarod Castillo was substituted for Cao Peng Xiong. Girondins4Ever's John-Paul Marquant was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 93rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The Girondins4Ever players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.