FCNantesAtlantique 6 - 1 renards (385894436)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 35500 had shown up at Grandstand Cottage for the match. Matthias Ericsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Niv Shtengel and Jörn Gase. FCNantesAtlantique decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players took the field: Rodak - Doruk, Gelling, Mendzorius - Morel, Hyväri, Garnaud, Budmiger - Maconi, Guiard, Papagni.

renards tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Fend - Le Blanc, Desmont, Lino - Tárnok, Grelet, Ducellier, Morillon, Bengala - Boyer, Godet.

The guests took the lead 22 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in C. Ducellier scoring to make it 0 - 1. What was P. Grelet thinking? That's what everyone wondered when, for no apparent reason, he shot a cross pass over his own penalty area, giving C. Morel an extra chance, but unfortunately for FCNantesAtlantique, he didn't get the shot right. 33 minutes in, and FCNantesAtlantique were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when K. Hyväri picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. FCNantesAtlantique took the lead 36 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as E. Maconi elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. FCNantesAtlantique increased the lead as E. Maconi struck to make the score 3 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. At this point, it was obvious that the players of FCNantesAtlantique lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Halftime score was 3 - 1. FCNantesAtlantique claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

At 53 minutes, the visitors got a chance to reduce the score when a penalty was awarded, but P. Desmont, intimidated by the crowd, missed it. With 57 minutes played, FCNantesAtlantique put themselves up 4 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to K. Hyväri, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. With 70 minutes gone, renards had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, S. Godet did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. renards's S. Godet got himself booked for a foul. After 73 minutes, P. Grelet made a complete fool of himself when he presented the ball to the feet of V. Budmiger who smashed it into the open goal for FCNantesAtlantique. 5 - 1. renards breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 75 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. FCNantesAtlantique's E. Maconi has the wonderful ability to create chances out of thin air. 76 minutes into the match he bamboozled a couple of opposition defenders before sending the keeper the wrong way and sidefooting the ball home into an empty net. That totally unexpected burst of flair made it 6 - 1. By then E. Maconi had scored three goals - a hat trick! The referee showed renards's D. Morillon the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. FCNantesAtlantique's G. Mendzorius went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. The home side's A. Doruk came close to extending the lead 83 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but J. Fend managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. FCNantesAtlantique enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

FCNantesAtlantique's top performer was clearly E. Maconi. G. Mendzorius was a disappointment, however. Most important renards player was P. Boyer. J. Fend turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 6 - 1.