Official Cup

Au City
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Stéphane Gaudy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th match minute, Elegance Dijon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Régis Catoire to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, Oktyabrsky HC's Yuriy Osipov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dave Rinaldi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ilya Efimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Hauguel in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute Yuriy Osipov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Rinaldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilya Efimov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Hauguel in the 8th minute. Ilya Efimov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Hauguel in the 9th minute. Oktyabrsky HC's Ilya Efimov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Kopa in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Oktyabrsky HC's goalkeeper Ilya Efimov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Kopa. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigoriy Rubanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Ilya Efimov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Hauguel in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Grigoriy Rubanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Rinaldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigoriy Rubanov took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dave Rinaldi. Dave Rinaldi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stéphane Gaudy in the 18th minute of play forced Oktyabrsky HC's goalkeeper Ilya Efimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oktyabrsky HC's Ilya Efimov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Oktyabrsky HC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Oktyabrsky HC's Ilya Efimov got control of the ball when Roger Hauguel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ilya Efimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Kopa in the 25th minute of play. After 27 minutes Oktyabrsky HC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roger Hauguel who took care of the corner kick. Roger Hauguel made a great header on Elegance Dijon's corner, it was just that Oktyabrsky HC's Ilya Efimov managed to reach the ball for a save. Ilya Efimov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stéphane Gaudy in the 37th minute of the match. Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuriy Osipov in the 38th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Vitaliy Zaznobin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oktyabrsky HC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elegance Dijon the free kick. Oktyabrsky HC:s Ilya Efimov showed great skill when he stopped Christian Minaud:s penalty. Ilya Efimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stéphane Gaudy, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Ilya Efimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stéphane Gaudy, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

When Elegance Dijon's Stéphane Gaudy in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oktyabrsky HC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Hauguel in the 55th minute of play forced Oktyabrsky HC's goalkeeper Ilya Efimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th match minute, Oktyabrsky HC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilya Biryukov to maneuver through the defense. Elegance Dijon made a substitution. Gilles Baur replaced David Kopa. After 57 played minutes Oktyabrsky HC got a freekick which was hit by Ilya Biryukov. In the 62nd minute, Christian Minaud ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilya Efimov was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Ilya Efimov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Minaud in the 65th minute of the match. Ilya Efimov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stéphane Gaudy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Oktyabrsky HC defense, Gilles Baur kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilya Efimov. The Oktyabrsky HC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilya Efimov should have stopped the shot. When Elegance Dijon's Christian Minaud in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oktyabrsky HC's goalie prevented a goal. Ilya Efimov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Minaud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Roger Hauguel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilya Efimov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stéphane Gaudy scored 7-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilya Efimov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Leonid Peregudin fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oktyabrsky HC's protests and gave Leonid Peregudin a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Elegance Dijon booed when Oktyabrsky HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonid Peregudin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Roger Hauguel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elegance Dijon's supporters rose to their feet, but Roger Hauguel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilya Efimov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Baur in the 90th minute of play forced Oktyabrsky HC's goalkeeper Ilya Efimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the game, Elegance Dijon's Stéphane Gaudy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilya Efimov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-1. In the 94th minute, Christian Minaud made a precise shot to the right of Ilya Efimov. Oktyabrsky HC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1. Elegance Dijon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.