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Stade Champigneulles
Spectators: 7312 (Terracing: 5485, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Quentin Varenne kicked off to start the match. Gagny's Mohamed-Ali Prigent suffered a sore thigh after 3 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Walter Le Bigot's late challenge caught a Gagny's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walter Le Bigot helped the player get up and apologised. Pacôme Joachim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stéphane Fleuret, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Matthieu Bourin was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Mathias Rouge capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mathias Rouge really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Matthieu Bourin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walter Le Bigot in the 22nd minute of the match. Matthieu Bourin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walter Le Bigot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Théodore Bellanger during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 27 played minutes Champigneulles got a freekick which was hit by Théodore Bellanger. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Théodore Bellanger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Champigneulles's supporters rose to their feet, but Théodore Bellanger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matthieu Bourin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Théodore Bellanger got free with Matthieu Bourin in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Walter Le Bigot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gwendal Blancard struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Pacôme Joachim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gagny. Stéphane Fleuret received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Pacôme Joachim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 47 played minutes, Champigneulles's Pierre-Emmanuel Mathiot shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Matthieu Bourin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Champigneulles reached it.

Matthieu Bourin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Le Bigot in the 51st minute of play. When Stéphane Fleuret fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gagny's protests and gave Stéphane Fleuret a yellow card for diving instead. Stéphane Fleuret kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. If Théodore Bellanger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gagny's Matthieu Bourin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walter Le Bigot in the 55th minute of play. Xavier Vallet, 57 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Gagny's zone, Théodore Bellanger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matthieu Bourin came out of the goal and Théodore Bellanger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Gagny's Stéphane Fleuret got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Théodore Bellanger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Matthieu Bourin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Walter Le Bigot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthieu Bourin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Gagny's zone, Walter Le Bigot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matthieu Bourin came out of the goal and Walter Le Bigot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mathias Rouge kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Gwendal Blancard 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Le Bigot in the 82nd minute of play forced Gagny's goalkeeper Matthieu Bourin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stéphane Fleuret got free with Pacôme Joachim in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Champigneulles had won after a very even match.