USBreteuil 7 - 2 Djoule (385863690)

Due to an all-day shower, 37423 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at KonicArena. Aristide Ainoc was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Patrik Hollund and Rafael Struve. USBreteuil started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Roland - Wargnier, Güvener, Delétang - Vahlstedt, Ballereau, Billaud, Mitnecker, Gandolfi - Broms, Rosenberg.

Djoule tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Manea - Harlander, Polvorini, Blaise - Fuglestad, Yefet, Kubat, Vaccarini - Pizzagalli, Paavonen, Paillet.

The rain made it hard for players like L. Billaud to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. L. Rosenberg slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. With 14 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as O. Broms flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. USBreteuil put themselves up 2 - 0 when O. Broms broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. After 25 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and O. Broms gave the USBreteuil supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 0. By then O. Broms had scored three goals - a hat trick! At this point, it was obvious that the players of USBreteuil lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. G. Gandolfi of USBreteuil was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish P. Vaccarini, which resulted in a goal making the score 4 - 0. USBreteuil's O. Broms increased the lead to 5 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 29 minutes. The referee showed USBreteuil's Q. Delétang the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 5 - 0 was the halftime score. USBreteuil had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

Djoule were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 51 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to T. Fuglestad, who smashed it home to make the score 5 - 1. After 68 minutes, O. Paavonen replied with a fantastic free kick and the ball went in off the bar. 5 - 2. The Djoule coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. O. Broms increased the lead for USBreteuil to 6 - 2, 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! After 75 minutes, the USBreteuil players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. Content with how the game was proceeding, the USBreteuil coach let S. Batisse replace L. Rosenberg after 76 minutes. After 76 minutes, B. Wargnier put USBreteuil ahead 7 - 2 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. USBreteuil put in a good effort on the right, but L. Billaud saw his volley fly wide of the mark 77 minutes into the game. Djoule mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 78 minutes, but O. Paavonen was unable to convert from short range. Djoule's O. Paavonen was shown a yellow card after 79 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by USBreteuil, with 62 percent of the ball.

USBreteuil's top performer was clearly E. Vahlstedt. S. Batisse on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Djoule player was O. Pizzagalli. However, D. Blaise made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 7 - 2.