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Stade Elange
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Karl Folliot got the match started through his kick off. If Pierrick Bac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bakary Peyret in the 6th minute of play forced oPerational Team's goalkeeper Amine Paolini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pierrick Bac sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pierrick Bac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Paolini having to interfere. After 15 minutes, Ramzy Le Grand mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the oPerational Team and the FC 93 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes oPerational Team got a freekick which was hit by Ramzy Le Grand. After recieving a nice pass, FC 93's Jean-Pascal Daix tried to score from far away in the 16th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Pierrick Bac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Paolini having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl Folliot in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Quentin Hellio saved FC 93 from getting behind. When Pierrick Bac came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the FC 93 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 Pierrick Bac couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the oPerational Team defense, Pierrick Bac kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amine Paolini. The oPerational Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amine Paolini should have stopped the shot. Cyprien Pestel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quentin Hellio having to interfere. oPerational Team's Amine Paolini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bakary Peyret in the 39th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmid Faux during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC 93! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After a rather tough play, FC 93's Florentin Durand got a free kick in the 56th minute. Cyprien Pestel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Karl Folliot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, Cyprien Pestel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, FC 93's goal looked a bit too open when Cyprien Pestel came free, but Quentin Hellio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl Folliot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bakary Peyret got free with Amine Paolini in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cyprien Pestel struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Quentin Hellio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for oPerational Team. When oPerational Team's Karl Folliot in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC 93's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of oPerational Team booed when FC 93 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Milon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florentin Durand hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. It was beautiful to see oPerational Team's Ramzy Le Grand in action when he in the 83rd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 90th minute, Pierrick Bac left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC 93 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Bakary Peyret fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Paolini having to interfere. oPerational Team's Ramzy Le Grand got his second yellow card of the match in the 95th minute. The referee ordered Ramzy Le Grand off the ground. In the 96th minute, Ramzy Le Grand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded FC 93 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than oPerational Team.