Friendly League

DOGhouse
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Maugard started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Paulo Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonin Daguerre took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gigio Buffon. Gigio Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Kader Raguin made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Lucas Ribéry sent off a good shot on target. Salomon Got kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Herblay getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Paul-Émile Morille hit a great ball. In the 19th minute Paulo Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kader Raguin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Santana took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kader Raguin. Kader Raguin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 30th minute Paulo Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kader Raguin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gigio Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salomon Got in the 31st minute of play. With a little luck, Herblay's Kader Raguin got control of the ball when Lucas Ribéry tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Paulo Santana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kader Raguin. That made the score 3-1 in the 39 minute of play. Gigio Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Maugard in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, HollywooDogs's Manoel Porto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kader Raguin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Ribéry was the one to do the kick off. Didier Kiffer's late challenge caught a HollywooDogs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Didier Kiffer helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Herblay's Hamza Rouch got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Herblay's Kader Raguin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidnei Xavier in the 53rd minute of play. Kader Raguin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Ribéry, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Herblay's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Ribéry came free, but Kader Raguin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. HollywooDogs's Régis Batista was substituted for Eliézer Custódio. After 63 played minutes Herblay got a freekick which was hit by Grégoire Pujol. Kader Raguin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Ribéry in the 64th minute of the match. HollywooDogs's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sidnei Xavier in the 65th minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Lucas Ribéry managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HollywooDogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas Ribéry was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th match minute, Herblay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamza Rouch to maneuver through the defense. Sidnei Xavier took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kader Raguin. Herblay's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Adam Maugard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Adam Maugard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Ribéry in the 79th minute of play forced Herblay's goalkeeper Kader Raguin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgard Cognard's late challenge caught a HollywooDogs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Cognard helped the player get up and apologised. Paulo Santana shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Hamza Rouch lost his temper 83 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Kader Raguin had in the 86thth minute some difficulties stopping Paulo Santana's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. A collision led to Herblay getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Tom Colle hit a great ball. Herblay's Kader Raguin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidnei Xavier in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute Lucas Ribéry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kader Raguin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 97th minute Ademar Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kader Raguin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.