League

LYON
Spectators: 7323 (Terracing: 5494, Seating: 1684, VIP seats: 145) Melvin Lhermitte started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mario Renaux received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ramzi Boy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonas Marec during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. César Martinage fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramzi Boy having to interfere. When Arnaud Guilbaud fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Strike Team's protests and gave Arnaud Guilbaud a yellow card for diving instead. Arnaud Guilbaud hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Strike Team's Ramzi Boy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Renaux in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to AJ Auxerre getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alain Heitz hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, César Martinage managed to get in a good position for a shot. AJ Auxerre's supporters rose to their feet, but César Martinage was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramzi Boy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Renaux in the 29th minute of play forced Strike Team's goalkeeper Ramzi Boy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yohann Moineau during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jordan Épinat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melvin Lhermitte, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mario Renaux made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Rodolphe Hervieux managed to get in a good position for a shot. Strike Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodolphe Hervieux was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jordan Épinat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jordan Épinat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melvin Lhermitte in the 59th minute of the match. Rodolphe Hervieux received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Jordan Épinat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Rodolphe Hervieux left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Strike Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. AJ Auxerre's Mathieu Pascal couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 74th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Strike Team. Jordan Épinat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolphe Hervieux, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Jordan Épinat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolphe Hervieux in the 79th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when César Martinage got free with Ramzi Boy in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When César Martinage came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the AJ Auxerre 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 César Martinage couldn't finish the play.