League

Stade Armiaz
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1460, VIP seats: 40) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daryl Cottineau took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daryl Cottineau in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franklin Lombard prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Franklin Lombard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yohann Bricout in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Francis Graffin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Franklin Lombard was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 9 minutes into the game, Luc Sarthou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Le Mans U.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lyon 69ers the free kick. A collision led to Le Mans U.C getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Luc Sarthou hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Giroud in the 10th minute of play forced Le Mans U.C's goalkeeper Franklin Lombard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franklin Lombard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daryl Cottineau in the 14th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Daryl Cottineau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Lombard was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Luc Sarthou was shown his second yellow card after 20 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francis Graffin in the 26th minute of play forced Le Mans U.C's goalkeeper Franklin Lombard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franklin Lombard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Graffin in the 28th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Yohann Bricout notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Le Mans U.C's Franklin Lombard. Franklin Lombard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Giroud in the 35th minute of play forced Le Mans U.C's goalkeeper Franklin Lombard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Lyon 69ers's Daryl Cottineau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franklin Lombard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. 40 minutes into the match, Le Mans U.C's goal looked a bit too open when Daryl Cottineau came free, but Franklin Lombard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franklin Lombard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daryl Cottineau in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rémy Martelli was the one to do the kick off. Franklin Lombard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daryl Cottineau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franklin Lombard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Graffin in the 55th minute of the match. Franklin Lombard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daryl Cottineau in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Rodolphe Sol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franklin Lombard. Le Mans U.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodolphe Sol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. After a rather tough play, Le Mans U.C's Romaric Brosseau got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Franklin Lombard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daryl Cottineau in the 65th minute of the match. Franklin Lombard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daryl Cottineau in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daryl Cottineau in the 71st minute of play forced Le Mans U.C's goalkeeper Franklin Lombard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72ndth minute of the game Daryl Cottineau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Le Mans U.C's Franklin Lombard was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Le Mans U.C defense, Karim Giroud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franklin Lombard. The Le Mans U.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franklin Lombard should have stopped the shot. When Rodolphe Sol came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Lyon 69ers 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 Rodolphe Sol couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Le Mans U.C getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Hocine Bompastor hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, Le Mans U.C's goal looked a bit too open when Daryl Cottineau came free, but Franklin Lombard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Le Mans U.C's goalkeeper Franklin Lombard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francis Graffin. Le Mans U.C's Kevin Rubio quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Salim Desbois, made in the 88th minute of the game. Lyon 69ers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.