League

Stade Montanay
Spectators: 6695 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 0) Émilien Salle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kader Bonifay in the 3rd minute of play. Adil Le Monnier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben Planet in the 13th minute of play forced Montanay's goalkeeper Gérard Soto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Adil Le Monnier made a precise shot to the right of Gérard Soto. Montanay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Montanay's Gérard Soto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adil Le Monnier in the 20th minute of play. Adil Le Monnier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gérard Soto having to interfere. John Quet kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes Montanay's Achille Dron stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Émilien Salle stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Metz of the goal. Achille Dron could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Émilien Salle made a huge save. Adil Le Monnier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gérard Soto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adil Le Monnier's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Adil Le Monnier notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Montanay's Gérard Soto. Gérard Soto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Metz were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kader Bonifay to strike the kick off in the second half. Émilien Salle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achille Dron, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Metz's zone, Kader Bonifay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Émilien Salle came out of the goal and Kader Bonifay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kader Bonifay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 61 minutes, Achille Dron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montanay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Achille Dron was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ben Planet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gérard Soto having to interfere. Gérard Soto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Planet, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Kader Bonifay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Émilien Salle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kader Bonifay in the 82nd minute of the match. Kader Bonifay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Émilien Salle having to interfere. Gérard Soto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ben Planet in the 89th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adil Le Monnier got free with Gérard Soto in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Metz walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.