DFCO-dijon 7 - 0 BOULOGNE (354504361)

Dark skies made the crowd of 7653 at dfco stade a little nervous, but the rain held off. Jari Muurikka was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Loïc Ständer and Jari Tervaskangas. DFCO-dijon decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. Starters: Gabriëls - Pauly, Baliu, Siembida, Alias - Henninger, Hyötylä, Rabatel, Chauvet, Lauwereys - Miraka.

BOULOGNE tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Prouveur - Lepan, Chartier, Heurtevent, Fallourd - Louis, Chardonnet, Parat, Compagnon - Roudaut, Vinot.

A. Rabatel gave DFCO-dijon the lead with a beautiful free kick after 4 minutes. 1 - 0! After 6 minutes, BOULOGNE's Y. Parat fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! After 21 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by A. Hyötylä might have resulted in another goal for DFCO-dijon. However, Y. Prouveur made a spectacular save. BOULOGNE's G. Lepan had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 27 minutes having been played. A. Goussot was the replacement. Y. Parat still has a lot to learn. For instance, he should know not to make half-hearted passes in front of C. Chauvet, who easily scored for DFCO-dijon, making it 2 - 0. Things were deteriorating for the away team as DFCO-dijon scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for V. Alias after 30 minutes. DFCO-dijon's A. Miraka swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave S. Heurtevent from BOULOGNE a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 41 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! DFCO-dijon had to make a substitution after 42 minutes. G. Baliu limped off the field and was replaced by N. Lefèvre. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. DFCO-dijon enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 75 percent of possession.

A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of DFCO-dijon to 4 - 0 as C. Chauvet finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. DFCO-dijon solidified their lead at the 67 minute mark, as O. Pauly dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 5 - 0. Confident in their lead, DFCO-dijon's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 75 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as A. Miraka broke through, making the score 6 - 0 for DFCO-dijon. O. Pauly increased the lead for DFCO-dijon to 7 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Given a free kick in a difficult position after 81 minutes, DFCO-dijon tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. DFCO-dijon claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 80 percent.

A. Miraka performed admirably for DFCO-dijon. N. Lefèvre on the other hand, had a terrible day. BOULOGNE's best player was A. Compagnon. Y. Prouveur turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 7 - 0.