Official Cup

B.Chatzios DP.LD.BF.
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nedim Emekli kicked off to start the match. Menios Chloros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stéphane Gaudy, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miltos Makris in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Rinaldi saved Elegance Dijon from getting behind. With a little luck, Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi got control of the ball when Agnaldo Braga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian Minaud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menios Chloros having to interfere. The supporters of Elegance Dijon booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Stasinos didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi got control of the ball when Carles Pujol tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dave Rinaldi made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Nedim Emekli sent off a good shot on target. Thierry Agnel kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Dave Rinaldi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carles Pujol in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute Fabien Cantin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menios Chloros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Elegance Dijon were awarded a corner. Stéphane Gaudy went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Elegance Dijon's Stéphane Gaudy to fire away a dangerous shot which Menios Chloros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Menios Chloros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stéphane Gaudy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute Stéphane Gaudy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menios Chloros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carles Pujol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Dave Rinaldi made a huge save. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elegance Dijon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nikos Stasinos was slow to take the kick. During this time Mean Machine's players had a chance to rest. Menios Chloros came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Elegance Dijon's Stéphane Gaudy. But to his dismay, Stéphane Gaudy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabien Cantin was the one to do the kick off. If Miltos Makris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dave Rinaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedim Emekli in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goal looked a bit too open when Nedim Emekli came free, but Dave Rinaldi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Carles Pujol notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi. Dave Rinaldi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mean Machine's Luca Milivojević was substituted for Lakis Mantarinakis. Mean Machine's Nikos Kioupouroglou was substituted for Miltos Makris. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elegance Dijon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nikos Stasinos was slow to take the kick. During this time Mean Machine's players had a chance to rest. In the 66th minute Mean Machine were awarded a corner. Nikos Stasinos went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Nikos Stasinos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nedim Emekli in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Rinaldi saved Elegance Dijon from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Nedim Emekli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dave Rinaldi was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. 73 minutes into the match, Mean Machine's goal looked a bit too open when Fabien Cantin came free, but Menios Chloros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Mean Machine's Nikos Stasinos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Nikos Stasinos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mean Machine protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Nikos Stasinos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When Agnaldo Braga came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Mean Machine 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 Agnaldo Braga couldn't finish the play. After 84 minutes, Christian Minaud made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Mean Machine's Menios Chloros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, Carles Pujol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mean Machine fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agnaldo Braga in the 92nd minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Carles Pujol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Mean Machine booed when Elegance Dijon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daryl Douville didn't get a good kick on the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.