League

Marinel
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Quentin Viau got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marin Stoll during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th match minute, Marinel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bob Croze to maneuver through the defense. If Raymond Bousquet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yannick Chanal's late challenge caught a Marinel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yannick Chanal helped the player get up and apologised. When the match had been going on for 15 minutes, Marinel's Nathanaël Rouard got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Samy Guyader. The supporters of Richeasd booed when Marinel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quentin Viau didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th match minute, Marinel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djamel Tempier to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute of the game Benjamin Caplain made a throw-in which Daryl Santini played forward. After 23 played minutes Marinel got a freekick which was hit by Daryl Santini. Nicolas Legoux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th match minute, Marinel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kader Bonifay to maneuver through the defense. Marinel's Stéphane Weibel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raymond Bousquet in the 36th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Marinel's zone, Bob Baret stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stéphane Weibel came out of the goal and Bob Baret tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Quentin Viau got free with Samy Guyader in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 43 played minutes Richeasd got a freekick which was hit by Marin Stoll. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

In the 51st minute Bob Baret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stéphane Weibel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Marinel's goal looked a bit too open when Bob Baret came free, but Stéphane Weibel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nathanaël Rouard hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Stéphane Weibel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Baret in the 58th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Benjamin Caplain was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marinel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Richeasd the free kick. In the 62nd minute, one of Marinel:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Marinel. Marinel:s Stéphane Weibel showed great skill when he stopped Theo Pot:s penalty. If Raymond Bousquet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th match minute, Marinel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Testud to maneuver through the defense. When Theo Pot came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Richeasd 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 Theo Pot couldn't finish the play. Stéphane Weibel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bob Baret in the 72nd minute of play. Stéphane Weibel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theo Pot, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, Richeasd's Raymond Bousquet got a free kick in the 77th minute. Bob Baret fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stéphane Weibel having to interfere. Quentin Viau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Samy Guyader tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yannick Chanal was shown his second yellow card after 90 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 91st minute, Yannick Chanal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marinel were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Richeasd for a fine match.