League

Stade Bertèche
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eddy Ernst got the match started through his kick off. Sam Guillin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre-Antoine Heuze in the 2nd minute of play. Denis Montier kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 9thth minute of the game Gil Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sucker Punch's Sam Guillin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sucker Punch's zone, Charles Moal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sam Guillin came out of the goal and Charles Moal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sucker Punch's Sam Guillin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Sucker Punch from getting a goal against them. Faustin Ritter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Louis Bonhomme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddy Ernst, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Sam Guillin was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Dove Goffart capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dove Goffart really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The audience was convinced that Gil Matos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sam Guillin was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 24th match minute, Sucker Punch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hassan Alliot to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th play minute Gil Matos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sam Guillin. 2-0. Pierre-Antoine Heuze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sam Guillin having to interfere. Bertèche were furious when Oscar Bricaud was red carded, 32 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bertèche fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! Bertèche:s Louis Bonhomme showed great skill when he stopped Mathias Langevin:s penalty. Sam Guillin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles Moal in the 36th minute of play. Sucker Punch's Sam Guillin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Sucker Punch from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute, Dove Goffart 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. The supporters of Bertèche booed when Sucker Punch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Langevin didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was beautiful to see Bertèche's Noé Blonde in action when he in the 43rd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After a rather tough play, Sucker Punch's Igor Joffre got a free kick in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Célestin Chavanon might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sam Guillin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Célestin Chavanon ran back to his position shaking his head. When Denis Montier fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sucker Punch's protests and gave Denis Montier a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th minute, Denis Montier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Bertèche booed when Sucker Punch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Langevin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Noé Blonde was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 59th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Louis Bonhomme successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After having played for 72 minutes, Dove Goffart managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bertèche's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dove Goffart 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 74th minute, Célestin Chavanon 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. Pierre-Antoine Heuze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sam Guillin having to interfere. If Dove Goffart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Bertèche's Célestin Chavanon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sam Guillin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Charles Moal came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Bertèche 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 Charles Moal couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Célestin Chavanon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bertèche's supporters rose to their feet, but Célestin Chavanon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sam Guillin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 93 minutes into the match, Sucker Punch's goal looked a bit too open when Célestin Chavanon came free, but Sam Guillin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sam Guillin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Célestin Chavanon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the Bertèche players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.