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Lionel S. Scaloni
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sofiane Fleurant started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Chris Falcon. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnold Hennebert during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th minute, Arnold Hennebert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moussa Queffelec in the 19th minute of play forced Lambres's goalkeeper Steven Grenard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lambres's Davy Chatry got a free kick in the 21st minute. 25 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Didier Bachellerie came free, but Ewan Davin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Pierre Dole hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, La Scaloneta's Steven Grenard threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Madjid Pauly, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Chris Falcon got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Davy Chatry recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lambres's Steven Grenard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Madjid Pauly in the 35th minute of play. Madjid Pauly didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 36th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Madjid Pauly ran dejectedly back to his position. Steven Grenard made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when John Costes sent off a good shot on target. Julien Guy's late challenge caught a La Scaloneta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julien Guy helped the player get up and apologised. The long shot by John Costes in the 42nd minute really tested Steven Grenard's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lambres's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. John Costes was slow to take the kick. During this time La Scaloneta's players had a chance to rest. Madjid Pauly's late challenge caught a Lambres's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Madjid Pauly helped the player get up and apologised. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

51 minutes into the match, John Costes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steven Grenard. Lambres's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that John Costes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When La Scaloneta's Pierre Dole in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lambres's goalie prevented a goal. Steven Grenard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Costes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Steven Grenard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pierre Dole's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Sofiane Fleurant did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Ewan Davin 78 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, Pierre Dole had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steven Grenard. Lambres's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pierre Dole was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Steven Grenard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre Dole in the 87th minute of play. Steven Grenard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moussa Queffelec in the 94th minute of the match. Steven Grenard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Costes, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre Dole in the 96th minute of play forced Lambres's goalkeeper Steven Grenard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 minutes of play, La Scaloneta's Pierre Dole made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Steven Grenard was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. La Scaloneta fully deserved thier win.