Official Cup

Vallis Laeta stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Guillaume Chaine kicked off to start the match. Didier Lafargue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Chaine, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Jean-Marc Buisson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Valette Stars's Karol Rakoski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Cyrille Melon struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Adrien Tanneau didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for R.C. Marseille. After 12 minutes of play, R.C. Marseille's Cyrille Melon made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adrien Tanneau was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adrien Tanneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyrille Melon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihail Toader in the 28th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Karol Rakoski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renan Bouzat in the 40th minute of play forced Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Marc Buisson kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Cyrille Melon made a precise shot to the right of Adrien Tanneau. Valette Stars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cyrille Melon was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Valette Stars's Guillaume Chaine 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, 3-2. Adrien Tanneau had great luck who in the 58thth minute grab hold of the ball when Cyrille Melon from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. R.C. Marseille's Didier Lafargue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafail Rusev in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, R.C. Marseille's Jean-Marc Buisson got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Valette Stars made a substitution. Celso Vidigal replaced Rafail Rusev. Jean-Marc Buisson hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77th match minute, Valette Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathys Chassot to maneuver through the defense. After 80 minutes of play, R.C. Marseille's Djibril Mourot made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adrien Tanneau was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 85 minutes of play, Valette Stars's Celso Vidigal made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Didier Lafargue was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of R.C. Marseille booed when Valette Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armand Plaza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renan Bouzat in the 96th minute of the match. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valette Stars's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Renan Bouzat was slow to take the kick. During this time R.C. Marseille's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Renan Bouzat got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Adrien Tanneau quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Valette Stars players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.