Stade excalibur
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619,
Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mario Vauzelle kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Laime Laime shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martial Laude saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Dar Viens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thierry Henri. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquim Poly during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Les diables noirs's Joaquim Poly got a free kick in the 7th minute. The corner led Harsh Gods's Arūnas Murza to fire away a dangerous shot which Martial Laude despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Bertholet got free with Dar Viens in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Les diables noirs were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Harsh Gods's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thierry Henri took the corner. Martial Laude showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laime Laime, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Mario Vauzelle fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les diables noirs's protests and gave Mario Vauzelle a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute of the game Clem Mottier made a throw-in which Mario Vauzelle played forward. In the 24th minute Thierry Henri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dar Viens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Thierry Henri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dar Viens was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Martial Laude showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laime Laime, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Laime Laime put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Martial Laude. Martial Laude showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laime Laime, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henri in the 47th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Dar Viens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The wind increased when Laime Laime made the kick off in the second half. A hard shot by Jokūbas Miškūnas from long distance, 51 minutes into the match, got Martial Laude's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Martial Laude didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Harsh Gods's Laime Laime shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Dar Viens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thierry Henri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute Thierry Henri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dar Viens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Thierry Henri notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Harsh Gods's Dar Viens. Dar Viens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Martial Laude was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Laime Laime capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Laime Laime really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. Stanislovas Jacys kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Mario Vauzelle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dar Viens. Harsh Gods's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Vauzelle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Ripoll in the 84th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Dar Viens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the game, Madjid Botte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Les diables noirs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harsh Gods the free kick. The supporters of Harsh Gods booed when Les diables noirs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madjid Botte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martial Laude made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Gabriele Meilutyte sent off a good shot on target. Thierry Henri took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dar Viens. Dar Viens dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-4. Martial Laude didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laime Laime went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-5 was the resulting score. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Les diables noirs players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.
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