MaLiBu 2 - 2 Léna (370317465)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 56845 at stade des alcooliques today. Médéric Roques was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rainhardt Schlemmer and Naiden Filipov. MaLiBu decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Forestier - Baudon, Chénel, Couffin, Lorrain - Robin, Garcia, Duros, Dubreuil - Clapier, Soltani.

Léna tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. They fielded: Mayeux - Louineau, Massy, Marty, Fleury - Humbert, Comet, Ben Ouannes, Lallemand, Gloanec - Demay.

With 28 minutes played, G. Chénel of MaLiBu fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. MaLiBu fans held their breath as G. Chénel scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! The home crowd was dismayed when the referee called a penalty for Léna after 33 minutes. J. Demay calmly took the shot and scored. The game was level at 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to MaLiBu, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

The corner kick from J. Demay was powerfully met by the head of P. Marty to make the score 1 - 2. The coach of Léna was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 62 minutes, J. Fernandez came on for J. Demay. I. Ben Ouannes became the new Léna captain. In an effort to secure the lead, Léna changed their tactic after 62 minutes. The Léna coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 62 minutes into the game. The MaLiBu free kick 64 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of M. Lorrain, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 2! MaLiBu could have put themselves ahead after 75 minutes but T. Duros missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. The guests almost went up by a goal after 80 minutes when D. Gloanec came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. MaLiBu enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

MaLiBu's top performer was clearly C. Soltani. G. Chénel on the other hand, had a terrible day. A. Humbert performed admirably for Léna. D. Gloanec was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 2.