Loudun 1 - 1 y_va_y_avoir_du_spo (385876014)

A scorching day at Léonidas, where 40117 spectators were in place for today's match. Leonardo Ángel Gatti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dee Holcomb and Geir Nilsen. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Loudun. Starters: Teixeira - Chirivì, Fernet, Laar - Hurier, Salvan, Wattenhofer, Collignon, Öztoygar - Roux, Denise.

y_va_y_avoir_du_spo started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Cuffe - Rokitowski, Sparfel, Simon - Bozhilov, Emslander, Duthoit, Bois, Gravim - Coquelin, Samba.

It was obvious that y_va_y_avoir_du_spo were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. y_va_y_avoir_du_spo pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. The pressing tactics used by y_va_y_avoir_du_spo were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Loudun's P. Denise had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 24 minutes having been played. A. Fantappiè was the replacement. Loudun made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left S. Hurier completely alone with keeper R. Cuffe, who made a spectacular block. 33 minutes into the match, y_va_y_avoir_du_spo nearly took the lead, as L. Coquelin broke through on the right. N. Teixeira made the save, however. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave S. Simon from y_va_y_avoir_du_spo a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 34 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! y_va_y_avoir_du_spo's M. Bois managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 35 minutes. 0 - 1. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Loudun had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

S. Hurier found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. With 50 minutes having been played, Loudun scored to make it 1 - 1. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but S. Hurier was marked down as the scorer. It was almost a goal for Loudun following A. Salvan's good header after a corner, it went just over the bar though. 60 minutes into the game, y_va_y_avoir_du_spo wanted to bring some new energy to their game. L. Coquelin gave S. Herfindal a quick hug as he left the field. Loudun had to make a substitution after 84 minutes. P. Roux limped off the field and was replaced by B. Kohn. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, M. Fernet got himself booked. The manager of Loudun was not happy. Making his way up the middle 86 minutes into the match, M. Öztoygar almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert R. Cuffe blocked it to keep the score level. Possession in this half belonged to Loudun, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

Loudun's top performer was clearly I. Wattenhofer. However, A. Fantappiè made a disastrous appearance. L. Duthoit performed admirably for y_va_y_avoir_du_spo. On the other hand, F. Rokitowski's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 1.