3304 spectators arrived at
Pr' šoli 0.2, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Juan Érroz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Owen MacGillonie and
Vurnon van der Gracht.
A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Košarija.
Lineup: Volaušek - Srnak, Nauber, Skube, Nadarevič, Paşcu - Quintin, Bokal, Gorše, Jesenko - Constantin.
Princesse decided to use a 3-4-3 set up.
The following players had been chosen: Dobrin - Spur, Joubert, Jobard - Thiebault, Caillon, Albert, Le Floch - Mongin, Noël, Caillaud.
Princesse seemed to prefer attacking in the middle.
We may never know what
M. Bokal was thinking when he tried to pass the ball through a crowd of opponents. Luckily for him, Princesse's
B. Thiebault somehow missed the wide open net.
Princesse's
B. Thiebault could have put the guests one up after 16 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but
I. Volaušek was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose.
D. Gorše received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 22 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score.
The guests almost went up by a goal after 25 minutes when
D. Caillon came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though.
Košarija had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 26 minutes, but
V. Constantin's shot from the left sailed high over the bar.
31 minutes into the match, Princesse nearly took the lead, as
D. Joubert broke through on the right.
I. Volaušek made the save, however.
D. Caillon had a good opportunity to give Princesse the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save.
Princesse had to make a substitution after 38 minutes.
B. Thiebault limped off the field and was replaced by
V. Bertaud.
0 - 0 was the halftime score.
Princesse enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.
46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Princesse substitution.
I. Kriden came on for
A. Spur.
50 minutes into the game, Košarija wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
H. Quintin gave
R. Kovač a quick hug as he left the field.
As the captain was no longer on the pitch,
V. Constantin took over the role of being the Košarija captain.
A penalty was given after 68 minutes, allowing the visitors to gain the lead: 0 - 1.
D. Joubert was the scorer.
Had it not been for one of the home defenders,
J. Caillaud would have put Princesse up another goal 70 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing.
Princesse claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 73 percent.
Ž. Nauber performed admirably for Košarija.
However,
L. Jesenko made a disastrous appearance.
Princesse's top performer was clearly
J. Caillaud.
V. Bertaud turned in a dismal performance, however.
The match ends 0 - 1.