League

Stade Pengiun
Spectators: 7349 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 125) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maximilien Bain took the kick off in the first half of the match. Penguin Mbappe's Farid Carre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blaise Mas in the 5th minute of play. Farid Carre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gérard Peters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Penguin Mbappe's Maximilien Bain got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Penguin Mbappe's goal looked a bit too open when Blaise Mas came free, but Farid Carre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clovis Frémy might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Lancien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Clovis Frémy ran back to his position shaking his head. With an all-out effort, Penguin Mbappe's Manuel Lancien threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from René Le Pape, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Abraham Le Borgne scored 0-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Farid Carre, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Maximilien Bain managed to get in a good position for a shot. Penguin Mbappe's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximilien Bain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Lancien breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 33 minutes of play, Penguin Mbappe's Clovis Frémy made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Lancien was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 35 played minutes ZEEEEEEPRO got a freekick which was hit by John-David Herrou. In the 36th minute, Gaston Thebaud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximilien Bain got free with Manuel Lancien in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute, John-David Herrou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the game, Marc-Aurèle Garrel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Manuel Lancien. Marc-Aurèle Garrel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. When Arnold Béal fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Penguin Mbappe's protests and gave Arnold Béal a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Penguin Mbappe! Edmond Herry placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell John-David Herrou to make the kick off. John-David Herrou received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Farid Carre came out and tried to block the shot, but John-David Herrou slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 55th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Penguin Mbappe's zone, Blaise Mas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Farid Carre came out of the goal and Blaise Mas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruce Desvignes's late challenge caught a ZEEEEEEPRO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruce Desvignes helped the player get up and apologised. Bruce Desvignes hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Bruce Desvignes kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Edmond Herry shot from long distance in the 62nd minute, but Farid Carre was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. 64 minutes into the match, Penguin Mbappe's goalkeeper Farid Carre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Le Borgne. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Penguin Mbappe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edmond Herry was slow to take the kick. During this time ZEEEEEEPRO's players had a chance to rest. In the 67th of the match, Gérard Peters tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Farid Carre got in the way and made a wonderful save. If Maximilien Bain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Maximilien Bain blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Lancien having to make a save. Farid Carre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John-David Herrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Manuel Lancien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clovis Frémy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Lancien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximilien Bain in the 83rd minute of the match. Brendan Rochereau hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute Maximilien Bain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Lancien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blaise Mas charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Blaise Mas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Blaise Mas kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Manuel Lancien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilien Bain in the 96th minute of play. John-David Herrou charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John-David Herrou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Penguin Mbappe players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.