Official Cup

Stade Labbeville
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustave Parisse started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, SILMONT's Steevy Dray got a free kick in the 4th minute. SILMONT's Grégoire Rivaud proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save SILMONT from getting a goal against them. Jacques Virassamy's late challenge caught a Labbeville's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacques Virassamy helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th match minute, SILMONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacques Virassamy to maneuver through the defense. Grégoire Rivaud was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gildas Dutto. When Jacques Virassamy came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the SILMONT 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 Jacques Virassamy couldn't finish the play. 13 minutes into the match, SILMONT's goal looked a bit too open when Sébastian Wendling came free, but Grégoire Rivaud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Gildas Dutto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grégoire Rivaud stood somewhat misplaced when Gustave Parisse came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 25 minute. Jacques Virassamy scored 1-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaël Anthoine, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 35th minute, Gustave Parisse 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 Labbeville booed when SILMONT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxence Decker didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the SILMONT defense, Gustave Parisse kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grégoire Rivaud. The SILMONT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grégoire Rivaud should have stopped the shot. In the 44th minute, Stanislas Lorente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jacques Virassamy was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Maximilien Houillon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SILMONT and the Labbeville players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 52nd match minute, SILMONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilien Houillon to maneuver through the defense. Gildas Dutto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Grégoire Rivaud. SILMONT's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sébastian Wendling in the 56th minute of play forced SILMONT's goalkeeper Grégoire Rivaud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. During the 57th minute of the match Maximilien Houillon completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Maximilien Houillon a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Labbeville made a substitution. Maurice Nay replaced Patxi Malouda. In the 59th minute, Maximilien Houillon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, SILMONT's Zinedine Blanchin got a free kick in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, Gildas Dutto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grégoire Rivaud. SILMONT's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gildas Dutto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sébastian Wendling in the 67th minute of play forced SILMONT's goalkeeper Grégoire Rivaud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grégoire Rivaud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yann Porquet in the 71st minute of play. Grégoire Rivaud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustave Parisse in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to SILMONT getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Maxence Decker hit a great ball. After some careless play in the SILMONT defense, Sébastian Wendling kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grégoire Rivaud. The SILMONT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grégoire Rivaud should have stopped the shot. A collision led to SILMONT getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Maxence Decker hit a great ball. Grégoire Rivaud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustave Parisse, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maurice Nay in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grégoire Rivaud saved SILMONT from getting behind. Gaël Anthoine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacques Virassamy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Gustave Parisse left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Labbeville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Labbeville had played much better football throughout.