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Pompeyasd
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hakim Cossard made the kick off which started today's match. Fabian Guionnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Étienne Tabary, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Pompeyasd's Yoann Lépicier got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Hakim Cossard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Renauld in the 11th minute of play forced Pompeyasd's goalkeeper Fabian Guionnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Carl Renauld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Guionnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. René Christiaens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Djibril Favre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Djibril Favre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yoann Lépicier in the 25th minute of play. Hakim Cossard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Djibril Favre made a huge save. Fabian Guionnet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Renauld in the 30th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes Pompeyasd got a freekick which was hit by Yoann Gantier. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Gall in the 34th minute of play forced Pompeyasd's goalkeeper Fabian Guionnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Abraham Biret made a precise shot to the right of Fabian Guionnet. Pompeyasd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 42nd minute, Carl Renauld left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Neudorf fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Étienne Tabary in the 46th minute of play forced Pompeyasd's goalkeeper Fabian Guionnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurent Richez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half Neudorf were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carl Renauld stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carl Renauld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Étienne Tabarys short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Fabian Guionnet to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 56th minute, Pompeyasd's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Étienne Tabary fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 58th minute, Carl Renauld ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabian Guionnet was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. If Laurent Richez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abraham Biret's late challenge caught a Pompeyasd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abraham Biret helped the player get up and apologised. Djibril Favre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yoann Lépicier in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Diego Gall dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fabian Guionnet, 1-4. Fabian Guionnet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Biret, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Étienne Tabary could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Fabian Guionnet made a huge save. The supporters of Pompeyasd booed when Neudorf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abraham Biret didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute of the match Hakim Cossard sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Djibril Favre skillfully saved the ball. With his leg Fabian Guionnet managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Neudorf's Carl Renauld fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Hakim Cossard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With 84 minutes on the clock, Laurent Richez commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pompeyasd! Fabian Guionnet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Renauld in the 89th minute of the match. After 89 minutes, Hakim Cossard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pompeyasd and the Neudorf players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hakim Cossard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djibril Favre having to interfere.