League

Magik Stadium
Spectators: 9216 (Terracing: 6914, Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) Lyon Olympique 69's Yuma Roekito started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Christian Minaud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Espagnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruce Pawlak kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Dave Rinaldi made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Yuma Roekito sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Lyon Olympique 69 booed when Elegance Dijon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stéphane Gaudy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yuma Roekito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Dave Rinaldi made a huge save. Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Elegance Dijon from getting a goal against them. Manuel Espagnet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Hauguel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lyon Olympique 69's Manuel Espagnet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Hauguel in the 19th minute of play. The supporters of Lyon Olympique 69 booed when Elegance Dijon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daryl Douville didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Dean, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute of the match, Toni Dean tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dave Rinaldi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Manuel Espagnet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stéphane Gaudy in the 26th minute of the match. Manuel Espagnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Kopa, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Lyon Olympique 69's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Hauguel came free, but Manuel Espagnet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi got control of the ball when Yuma Roekito tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manuel Espagnet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Minaud in the 31st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Toni Dean sped through Elegance Dijon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dave Rinaldi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stéphane Gaudy in the 37th minute of play forced Lyon Olympique 69's goalkeeper Manuel Espagnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Roger Hauguel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Espagnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lyon Olympique 69's Manuel Espagnet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Minaud in the 39th minute of play. With his leg Dave Rinaldi managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Lyon Olympique 69's Yuma Roekito fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 45 minutes into the match, Lyon Olympique 69's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Minaud came free, but Manuel Espagnet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lyon Olympique 69's Manuel Espagnet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stéphane Gaudy in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Stéphane Gaudy made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuma Roekito in the 51st minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Espagnet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Hauguel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Espagnet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Hauguel in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes in the game, Roger Hauguel dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Christian Minaud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Manuel Espagnet made a huge save. In the 60th minute Gilles Baur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Espagnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toni Dean scored 2-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dave Rinaldi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th minute Cezar Nișu 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. Lyon Olympique 69's Manuel Espagnet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilles Baur in the 66th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goal looked a bit too open when Cezar Nișu came free, but Dave Rinaldi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Baur in the 75th minute of play forced Lyon Olympique 69's goalkeeper Manuel Espagnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Dean in the 77th minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Manuel Espagnet throw himself and got hold of the ball when Roger Hauguel in the 81stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Christian Minaud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Manuel Espagnet made a huge save. 89 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goal looked a bit too open when Yuma Roekito came free, but Dave Rinaldi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After recieving a nice pass, Lyon Olympique 69's Toni Dean tried to score from far away in the 93rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 95th minute Cezar Nișu 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuma Roekito in the 96th minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lyon Olympique 69 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Elegance Dijon for a fine match.