bouilland 4 - 0 Goulaine (370381160)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 23708 at chaud bouilland today. Loïc Ständer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Elmir Ćervić and Giuseppe Vorzillo. bouilland had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Bianchi - Julku, Adamovich, Gancedo, Noguera - Coltri, Vesnić, van Blerk, Osca - Pirttimäki, Vestergaard.

Goulaine decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Delot - Payten, Topholm, Celeste - Massonnet, Schuller, Kastrioti, Hottin, Brocard - Parkot, Chorążak.

Today, bouilland's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. After 23 minutes of play, M. Pirttimäki gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. V. Adamovich had a fantastic opportunity to put bouilland up another goal 26 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. K. Vestergaard of bouilland was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish H. Payten, which resulted in a goal making the score 2 - 0. After 36 minutes, R. Vesnić put bouilland ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Confident in their lead, bouilland's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 43 minutes in, Goulaine's F. Chorążak received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. bouilland put themselves up 4 - 0 when M. Pirttimäki broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. 4 - 0 was the halftime score. bouilland had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

The bouilland players could smell victory in the air. M. Pirttimäki wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for T. Garay after 46 minutes. bouilland's T. Julku swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. bouilland's T. Garay was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 61 minutes. With 65 minutes played, bouilland's J. Osca almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. K. Vestergaard's speed was almost enough to give bouilland a goal after 66 minutes, but his nice pass to T. Garay was not taken care of properly. Goulaine needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 71 minutes C. Massonnet made way for B. Danielczak. The home side's J. Osca came close to extending the lead 76 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but J. Delot managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The Goulaine players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. As the game started to slip away for Goulaine, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. S. van Blerk could have put bouilland up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 82 minutes. 88 minutes into the game, Goulaine had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. bouilland claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Most important bouilland player was K. Vestergaard. J. Bianchi was a disappointment, however. G. Hottin performed admirably for Goulaine. On the other hand, A. Topholm's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 0.