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Geoffroy-Guichard
Spectators: 6695 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 0) Jean-Philippe Gauthier made the kick off and thus started the match. Christian Ly fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antony Esnault having to interfere. Jean-Philippe Gauthier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre-Olivier Rouze having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bart Sousa during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Christian Ly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bart Sousa hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After having played for 28 minutes, Mehdi Rambeau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vaumimbert's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehdi Rambeau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mehdi Rambeau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AS Saint-Etienne's Antony Esnault played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehdi Rambeau in the 33rd minute of play. Nathan Lemarchand's late challenge caught a Vaumimbert's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nathan Lemarchand helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, AS Saint-Etienne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nathan Lemarchand to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Christian Ly 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. If Mehdi Rambeau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehdi Rambeau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antony Esnault having to interfere. The supporters of Vaumimbert booed when AS Saint-Etienne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Youssef Trichard didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Rémy Froissard sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and AS Saint-Etienne's Antony Esnault didn't even have to move. Christian Ly fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antony Esnault having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mehdi Rambeau was the one to do the kick off. After 54 played minutes AS Saint-Etienne got a freekick which was hit by Basile Grandidier. In the 58th minute, Franz Defer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jean-Philippe Gauthier came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the AS Saint-Etienne 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 Jean-Philippe Gauthier couldn't finish the play. Pierre-Olivier Rouze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evan Charvet, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Evan Charvet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Pierre-Olivier Rouze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Youssef Trichard during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 68 played minutes AS Saint-Etienne got a freekick which was hit by Youssef Trichard. Rémy Froissard took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antony Esnault. AS Saint-Etienne's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Antony Esnault made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Ly in the 75th minute. Christian Ly hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Vaumimbert's Pierre-Olivier Rouze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Philippe Gauthier in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Vaumimbert's Christian Ly sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antony Esnault narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Evan Charvet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre-Olivier Rouze having to interfere. When Evan Charvet came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the AS Saint-Etienne 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 Evan Charvet couldn't finish the play. In the 97th minute, Evan Charvet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pierre-Olivier Rouze was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0.