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Raimbeaucourt
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romain Gelle started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, David Mériaux mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the a.s anco and the Lavérune players grew even worse after the yellow card. David Mériaux kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. When Florian Le Texier came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Lavérune 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 Florian Le Texier couldn't finish the play. Pacôme Normandin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Charles-Emmanuel Nguyen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Lavérune's Charles-Emmanuel Nguyen got control of the ball when Pacôme Normandin tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Bignon in the 18th minute of play forced Lavérune's goalkeeper Charles-Emmanuel Nguyen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Pacôme Normandin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The a.s anco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in a.s anco's zone, Xavier De Freitas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaspard Bruyant came out of the goal and Xavier De Freitas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romain Gelle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Gaspard Bruyant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Lavérune's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Bignon came free, but Charles-Emmanuel Nguyen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eddy Bignon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Charles-Emmanuel Nguyen having to make a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eddy Bignon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Xavier De Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspard Bruyant having to interfere. Gaspard Bruyant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romain Gelle, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes into the game, Rudy Herrero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. a.s anco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lavérune the free kick. After a rather tough play, a.s anco's Rudy Herrero got a free kick in the 56th minute. Romain Gelle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Gaspard Bruyant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eddy Bignon kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romain Gelle in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gaspard Bruyant saved a.s anco from getting behind. Jean-Michel Gallier kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Tristan Mear, 80 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. Romain Gelle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Gaspard Bruyant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lavérune's Charles-Emmanuel Nguyen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pacôme Normandin in the 87th minute of play. With a little luck, a.s anco's Gaspard Bruyant got control of the ball when Xavier De Freitas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romain Gelle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Gaspard Bruyant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lavérune eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.