Friendly League

Stade des Lumières
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Narūnas Alūzas started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Motiejus Drevinskas in the 5th minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Brian Soria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kęstutis Luzeckas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Garrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnold Beurrier made a great header on Formation Pure Lyonnaise's corner, it was just that Lithuanian amber's Kęstutis Luzeckas managed to reach the ball for a save. Kęstutis Luzeckas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Garrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Giedrius Vaičys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 12 minutes, Robert Garrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Garrigues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 16th minute, Nedas Galinaitis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Brian Soria was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Albinas Ručinskas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Brian Soria read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Brian Soria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narūnas Alūzas in the 24th minute of play. Jean-Cyrille Pillon hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goal looked a bit too open when Nedas Galinaitis came free, but Brian Soria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Robert Garrigues's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kęstutis Luzeckas was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narūnas Alūzas in the 31st minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Brian Soria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lenny Rumeau recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th minute, Robert Garrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nedas Galinaitis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Brian Soria. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Lithuanian amber booed when Formation Pure Lyonnaise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Cyrille Pillon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Brian Soria, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robert Garrigues made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goal looked a bit too open when Danas Juška came free, but Brian Soria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the game, Renatas Rudys was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lithuanian amber's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Formation Pure Lyonnaise the free kick. In the 57th minute, Renatas Rudys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lithuanian amber's goalkeeper Kęstutis Luzeckas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nedas Galinaitis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Brian Soria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Jean-Cyrille Pillon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 68 played minutes Formation Pure Lyonnaise got a freekick which was hit by Amaury Belle. Brian Soria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narūnas Alūzas in the 69th minute of the match. When Robert Garrigues came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Formation Pure Lyonnaise 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 Robert Garrigues couldn't finish the play. In the 76th match minute, Formation Pure Lyonnaise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Cyrille Pillon to maneuver through the defense. Isaac Bernal charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaac Bernal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nedas Galinaitis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Brian Soria. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kęstutis Luzeckas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robert Garrigues went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Kęstutis Luzeckas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Garrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Danas Juška shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Soria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robert Garrigues took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kęstutis Luzeckas. Kęstutis Luzeckas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.