League

Royal Parc
Spectators: 9374 (Terracing: 7032, Seating: 2156, VIP seats: 186) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stéphane Gaudy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Filippini, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Dave Rinaldi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edoardo Filippini's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Dave Rinaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Filippini in the 8th minute of the match. Royal PSG's Bermund Arruda quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Daryl Douville, made in the 10th minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Daryl Douville in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Royal PSG's Bermund Arruda. Dave Rinaldi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Filippini in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Hauguel in the 14th minute of play forced Royal PSG's goalkeeper Tristan Bétourne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Luquet hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Dave Rinaldi stood somewhat misplaced when Edoardo Filippini came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 19 minute. In the 24th minute, Royal PSG's Flavien Villemin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Flavien Villemin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Royal PSG protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Flavien Villemin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Tristan Bétourne had in the 26thth minute some difficulties stopping Christian Minaud's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 27 minutes into the game, Edoardo Filippini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Dave Rinaldi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tristan Bétourne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roger Hauguel's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Elegance Dijon's Roger Hauguel got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edoardo Filippini to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Royal PSG's zone, Stéphane Gaudy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tristan Bétourne came out of the goal and Stéphane Gaudy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elegance Dijon's Gilles Baur was substituted for David Kopa. Dave Rinaldi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Filippini in the 58th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Tristan Bétourne successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Eddy Brayer fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elegance Dijon's protests and gave Eddy Brayer a yellow card for diving instead. Eddy Brayer hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Eddy Brayer hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Torres came free, but Dave Rinaldi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tristan Bétourne made an important save on a dangerous shot by Régis Catoire in the 71st minute. After a rather tough play, Royal PSG's Edoardo Filippini got a free kick in the 71st minute. Tristan Bétourne made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Minaud in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Torres came free, but Dave Rinaldi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute Bryan Krafft suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 75 minutes, Christophe Dureuil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Royal PSG and the Elegance Dijon players grew even worse after the yellow card. Christophe Dureuil hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Dave Rinaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Filippini in the 79th minute of the match. With a little luck, Royal PSG's Tristan Bétourne got control of the ball when Roger Hauguel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tristan Bétourne made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Gilles Baur sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Royal PSG's Ferhat Özsan got a free kick in the 91st minute. After 94 played minutes Royal PSG got a freekick which was hit by Christophe Dureuil. Elegance Dijon's Régis Catoire shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 95th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tristan Bétourne but with some difficulty. The Royal PSG support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.