bussacais 2 - 3 CAGNES (378800596)

1496 fans braved the pouring rain at savane arena. Sean Sewell was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Thomas Stickling and Gürol Sert. bussacais decided to use a 5-5-0 set up. The following players took the field: Hancock - Berger, Paris, Becerra, Moa, Žofiak - Lejay, Kamala, Naudet, Ezquer, Andering -.

A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for CAGNES. The following players had been chosen: Marcillac - Grail, Pelage, Leiten, Oderda, Bouguerra - Fusco, Lamouroux, Halonen, Amsterdamski - Johnsen.

After 16 minutes, the bussacais coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving V. Naudet off the field. 洋. 川口 (Kawaguchi) took his place. 24 minutes into the game, CAGNES seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. A. Halonen neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to L. Lamouroux who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post. 38 minutes into the match bussacais's N. Kamala head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. P. Fusco managed to make an excellent pass from the flank, but W. Amsterdamski was not as skillfull in scoring. bussacais broke through on the left 42 minutes into the game, with M. Becerra firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave 洋. 川口 (Kawaguchi) from bussacais a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 43 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of CAGNES, as S. Johnsen left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. A. Broggi took his place on the field. The visiting team's W. Amsterdamski was able to score the 1 - 1 equaliser with a header 44 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right. With 44 minutes having been played, his teammates looked on in disbelief as Y. Paris thoughtlessly misplayed the ball, setting up CAGNES's W. Amsterdamski for an easy goal. 1 - 2. M. Becerra spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. With the crowd on their feet chanting wildly, some great moves down the right hand side after 44 minutes gave bussacais a wonderful opportunity to level the score, and F. Lejay stepped up to the challenge. 2 - 2 44 minutes into the match, CAGNES nearly took the lead, as B. Pelage broke through on the right. N. Hancock made the save, however. 2 - 2 was the score after the first half. CAGNES claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

The CAGNES players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 52 minutes into the match left CAGNES's P. Fusco completely free to score. 2 - 3 for the visitors. A. Halonen was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. L. Lamouroux came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over N. Hancock but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. T. Châtelier was called on to replace bussacais's Y. Paris after 81 minutes following a nasty collision. 84 minutes in, CAGNES appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only solid. CAGNES enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

P. Moa performed admirably for bussacais. On the other hand, N. Hancock's play was disheartening. CAGNES's top performer was clearly A. Halonen. I. Leiten on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 3.