Official Cup

Stade Vélodrome
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lamine Barbarin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Batiste Eynard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Terry Grenot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 3rd minute, Rémi Lagasse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Terry Grenot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Batiste Eynard's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Batiste Eynard put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Terry Grenot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Steevy Blondelle in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Terry Grenot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Lyon 69ers's Raymond Cattin got a free kick in the 14th minute. When Rémi Lagasse came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Olympique Salonais fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rémi Lagasse couldn't finish the play. Hercule Hecht showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamine Barbarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joey Philip in the 21st minute of play forced Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Terry Grenot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jean-Marie Guerre got free with Hercule Hecht in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Joey Philip left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lyon 69ers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Jean-Marie Guerre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hercule Hecht having to interfere. After having played for 40 minutes, Rachid Vende managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympique Salonais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rachid Vende was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 43 minutes into the match, Olympique Salonais's goal looked a bit too open when Batiste Eynard came free, but Terry Grenot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Olympique Salonais made a substitution. Jolan Beaufils replaced Rémi Lagasse. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Batiste Eynard to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Batiste Eynard got free with Terry Grenot in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute Batiste Eynard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Terry Grenot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 56 minutes, Jean-Marie Guerre made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Lyon 69ers's Hercule Hecht tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Hercule Hecht showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamine Barbarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When Lyon 69ers's Batiste Eynard in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Salonais's goalie prevented a goal. When Batiste Eynard fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lyon 69ers's protests and gave Batiste Eynard a yellow card for diving instead. Batiste Eynard kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 75 played minutes Lyon 69ers got a freekick which was hit by Batiste Eynard. Hercule Hecht didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean-Marie Guerre went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Terry Grenot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Batiste Eynard in the 91st minute. 96 minutes into the match, Batiste Eynard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Terry Grenot. Olympique Salonais's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Batiste Eynard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lyon 69ers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.