brezhonec 1 - 3 BPU (380334014)

The 14028 spectators at Stade de l'Argoat were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Nor Zeland bin Sulong was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Romano Chini and Mick Tesdorff. brezhonec decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Souche - Beyo, Papură, Menguy - Cadiou, Barbier, Guyot, Berrekhissa, Lion - Célérier, Sutcliffe.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for BPU. Lineup: Vähäkangas - Podlaski, Olmo Vélez, Angell, Žáčko - Saa, Keudell, Khrisanov, Alexandrov, Jonsson - Bonvalot.

brezhonec immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Today, BPU's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. 2 minutes in, the referee awarded brezhonec a penalty. C. Menguy coolly slotted it home for a 1 - 0 lead. The home crowd was dismayed when the referee called a penalty for BPU after 5 minutes. C. Keudell calmly took the shot and scored. The game was level at 1 - 1. Attacking on the wings was the choice for BPU, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. After 39 minutes BPU tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, C. Keudell's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

BPU had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. The guests took the lead 47 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in T. Alexandrov scoring to make it 1 - 2. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why P. Lion found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. It wasn't a good day at all for M. Célérier. His powerful style of play just didn't fit the bill on this warm day. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed brezhonec's coach gave P. Martinaud the opportunity the player had been hoping for. P. Guyot reluctantly left the field. BPU increased their lead after 69 minutes when A. Saa broke through on the right, upping the score to 1 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. BPU's M. Olmo Vélez refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 70 minutes. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

brezhonec's best player was N. Berrekhissa. On the other hand, M. Célérier's play was disheartening. BPU's top performer was clearly C. Keudell. M. Olmo Vélez on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.