League

Stade Gratte-Ciel
Spectators: 8444 (Terracing: 6334, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Brendan Tête made the kick off which started today's match. Brendan Tête hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Kevan Méric left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orcines fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Thomas Lassaigne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brendan Tête's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. After 10 played minutes Orcines got a freekick which was hit by Madjid Dorier. Thomas Lassaigne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendan Tête, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the game, Brendan Tête cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thomas Lassaigne was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Thomas Lassaigne successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 19th match minute, Orcines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Madjid Dorier to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the game, Brendan Tête cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Thomas Lassaigne was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 25 played minutes Olympique de Batjax got a freekick which was hit by Brendan Tête. If Brendan Tête had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orcines's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Brendan Tête scored to the left of an out of position Thomas Lassaigne, making the score, 3-1. Thomas Lassaigne was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Auseklis Cielaviņš capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Auseklis Cielaviņš really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

In the 51st minute, Kevan Méric ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maël Brulin was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Maël Brulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevan Méric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 62 minutes on the clock, Auseklis Cielaviņš commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Olympique de Batjax! After some careless play in the Orcines defense, Brendan Tête kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Lassaigne. The Orcines fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Lassaigne should have stopped the shot. Ali Darbon might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thomas Lassaigne. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ali Darbon ran back to his position shaking his head. Olympique de Batjax's Jordan Porte got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maël Brulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevan Méric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ali Darbon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84thth minute of the game Brendan Tête who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Orcines's Thomas Lassaigne was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Olympique de Batjax's Maël Brulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevan Méric in the 92nd minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Olympique de Batjax had played much better football throughout.