Bitous 2 - 0 Rebrech (385877455)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Sept Deniers saw a crowd turnout of 20810. Blair Usman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alphonse Demogue and Şahin Ayyüce. Bitous tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Vandroux - Fracasi, Richard, Rivet - Barrios, Abbas, Gostencnik, Verganzo - Gratopp, Klecker, Rossi.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rebrech. They fielded: Quinchon - Germain, Malterre, Radkov - Delattre, Bougeard, Ander, Georges, Conan - André, Deschamps.

Rebrech were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Many thought G. Barrios ought to have been awarded a penalty 4 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around W. Quinchon after a determined run through the middle. T. Deschamps had a good opportunity to give Rebrech the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, J. Verganzo scored for Bitous putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 11 minutes. 26 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as B. Gratopp broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Bitous. T. Delattre nearly reduced the lead 29 minutes into the game, but a splendid one-handed save by S. Vandroux prevented the attempt coming in from the right flank from hitting the back of the net. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Bitous enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

Rebrech's J. André was shown a yellow card after 50 minutes for slicing down an opponent. T. Rivet of Bitous had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. A. Andolsi came in to finish the match. Bitous had a magnificent opportunity after 55 minutes as G. Barrios hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. The home side's G. Barrios came close to extending the lead 64 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but W. Quinchon managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. 75 minutes in, Bitous's A. Andolsi received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. It was obvious that Rebrech had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. The home crowd just couldn't believe it when M. Richard missed a penalty after 79 minutes of the match. Bitous's A. Abbas was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 81 minutes. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

Most important Bitous player was B. Gratopp. A. Andolsi turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Rebrech player was without a doubt J. Georges. However, N. Radkov made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 0.