League

La Couveuse
Spectators: 7392 (Terracing: 5546, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 147) Patrick Batiste made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Bourdelas getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Fabien Renaudeau hit a great ball. Bourdelas's Mohamed-Ali Alazard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Batiste in the 5th minute of play. Mohamed-Ali Alazard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrick Batiste's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Mohamed-Ali Alazard had great luck who in the 13thth minute grab hold of the ball when Patrick Batiste from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. John Retailleau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Mohamed-Ali Alazard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roncourt's Maximino Baumer pulled a muscle in his back after 15 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Tristan Delouche fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bourdelas's protests and gave Tristan Delouche a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th match minute, Bourdelas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tristan Delouche to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the game, Patrick Batiste cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Mohamed-Ali Alazard was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Patrick Batiste 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. John Retailleau's late challenge caught a Bourdelas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. John Retailleau helped the player get up and apologised. If Patrick Batiste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, Tristan Delouche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Patrick Batiste's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohamed-Ali Alazard was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tanguy Giot stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mohamed-Ali Alazard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Batiste in the 51st minute of the match. Patrick Batiste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Patrick Batiste's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohamed-Ali Alazard was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Roncourt's John Retailleau got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Tristan Delouche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the game, Patrick Batiste cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Mohamed-Ali Alazard was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Roncourt's Rolland Blanc got a free kick in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Batiste in the 66th minute of play forced Bourdelas's goalkeeper Mohamed-Ali Alazard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bourdelas's zone, Patrick Batiste stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed-Ali Alazard came out of the goal and Patrick Batiste tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Roncourt's Elias Ferment in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bourdelas's goalie prevented a goal. When Roncourt's Patrick Batiste in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bourdelas's goalie prevented a goal. When Rolland Blanc came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Roncourt 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 Rolland Blanc couldn't finish the play. Bourdelas's Mohamed-Ali Alazard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Batiste in the 76th minute of play. When Roncourt's Patrick Batiste in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bourdelas's goalie prevented a goal. If Patrick Batiste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Gilles Bay made a precise shot to the right of Mohamed-Ali Alazard. Bourdelas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 5-0 became the score in the 86th minute when Patrick Batiste elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Gilles Bay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd match minute, Bourdelas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tristan Delouche to maneuver through the defense. Patrick Batiste struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Mohamed-Ali Alazard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Roncourt. 94 minutes into the game, Elias Ferment was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roncourt's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bourdelas the free kick. After 94 played minutes Roncourt got a freekick which was hit by Elias Ferment. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Roncourt had played much better football throughout.