U18 League

Au City
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnabé Meslier in the 4th minute of play forced Herblay's goalkeeper Kader Raguin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gameiro Loth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salomon Got in the 6th minute of the match. When Carl Bouthors fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elegance Dijon's protests and gave Carl Bouthors a yellow card for diving instead. Carl Bouthors kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After 8 played minutes Elegance Dijon got a freekick which was hit by Lamine Pichard. When Antonin Daguerre came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Herblay fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Antonin Daguerre couldn't finish the play. Kader Raguin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raoul Épinat in the 18th minute of play. Salomon Got charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salomon Got the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Salomon Got kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The supporters of Elegance Dijon booed when Herblay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salomon Got didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kader Raguin was a little too slow when Eddy Veysset got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 33rd minute, Antonin Daguerre got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 34 minutes into the match, Elegance Dijon's goal looked a bit too open when Didier Kiffer came free, but Gameiro Loth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carl Bouthors was shown his second yellow card after 35 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 35 played minutes Elegance Dijon got a freekick which was hit by Carl Bouthors. In the 38th minute, Salomon Got left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Herblay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Sacha Breuil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Kader Raguin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Malik Vrignon came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Herblay fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Malik Vrignon couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Sacha Breuil made the kick off in the second half. Hamza Rouch thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Kader Raguin, a very annoying self made goal in the 51st minute which led to 2-1. Adam Maugard scored 2-2 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gameiro Loth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gameiro Loth came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Herblay's Malik Vrignon. But to his dismay, Malik Vrignon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Tom Colle charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tom Colle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Tom Colle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Raoul Épinat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Herblay's Tom Colle got a free kick in the 73rd minute. With an all-out effort, Herblay's Gameiro Loth threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Salomon Got, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 87 minutes into the match, Herblay's goal looked a bit too open when Barnabé Meslier came free, but Kader Raguin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Sacha Breuil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kader Raguin. Herblay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sacha Breuil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Kader Raguin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Barnabé Meslier's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.