Dreuil-Sa-Mère 3 - 2 bordeaux (380335880)

Dark skies made the crowd of 17478 at Sa Mère Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Norbert Korolovszky was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Remko Cleassens and Rodolphe Riederer. Dreuil-Sa-Mère had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: da Valboa - Licciardello, Leezer, Naili - Montel, Mesa, Tauchner, Driessen, Biedermann - Livingstone, Gerasimidis.

bordeaux decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. They fielded: Gheţe - Carrizo, Borges, Olalla, Rodano, Sandling - Paraense, Abadía, Grecco - Mozgovoy, Pepi.

bordeaux used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Dreuil-Sa-Mère could have put themselves ahead after 23 minutes but D. Livingstone missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. In the 24 minute, bordeaux were awarded a free kick as their counter attack dried up. The ball was sent in high over the penalty box and, in what looked like a well-rehearsed move, it was headed backwards to reach J. Abadía, who placed it into the net with a single touch. 0 - 1. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by B. Biedermann. At last, Dreuil-Sa-Mère's I. Driessen was able to backheel the ball in. 1 - 1. It was obvious that team bordeaux had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. bordeaux took the lead 38 minutes into the game, making the score 1 - 2 after some elegant movement down the middle. H. Sandling was the scorer. A. Licciardello received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 42 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Dreuil-Sa-Mère were awarded a penalty with 43 minutes played, and A. Gerasimidis made no mistake as he effortlessly slotted the equaliser home. 2 - 2. The guests almost went up by a goal after 44 minutes when V. Mozgovoy came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. It was 2 - 2 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Dreuil-Sa-Mère, with 62 percent of the ball.

Dreuil-Sa-Mère took the lead 54 minutes in, as V. Montel broke through on the left and put the 3 - 2 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. bordeaux needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes O. Paraense made way for K. Abedzadeh. After 72 minutes, Dreuil-Sa-Mère's lack of experience resulted in the team's loss of their edge at the end of the game. After 75 minutes, bordeaux switched S. Pepi with W. Cretel, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Dreuil-Sa-Mère had to make a substitution after 79 minutes. D. Livingstone limped off the field and was replaced by R. Charneux. Dreuil-Sa-Mère enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

Most important Dreuil-Sa-Mère player was I. Driessen. D. da Valboa turned in a dismal performance, however. C. Olalla performed admirably for bordeaux. On the other hand, H. Sandling's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 2.