Official Cup

Le volcan silmontois
Spectators: 193 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thomas Albaret took the kick off in the first half of the match. Qiu Zhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Chaine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 7 played minutes Valette Stars got a freekick which was hit by Maurice Crochard. After 8 played minutes, SILMONT's Thomas Albaret shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SILMONT reached it. Qiu Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Vidigal in the 12th minute of the match. SILMONT's Qiu Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Vidigal in the 16th minute of play. In the 20th minute Martial Haas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Tanneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Valette Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Albaret came free, but Adrien Tanneau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Valette Stars from getting a goal against them. Maurice Crochard hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. A collision led to Valette Stars getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Maurice Crochard hit a great ball. Qiu Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Frémaux in the 38th minute of the match. SILMONT's Qiu Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Vidigal in the 46th minute of play. Qiu Zhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Vidigal, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guillaume Chaine made a kick off. With a little luck, SILMONT's Qiu Zhi got control of the ball when Fabian Walme tried to sneak it across the goal line. Qiu Zhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saul Eriz in the 53rd minute. Qiu Zhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Chaine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrien Tanneau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Albaret, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 65th match minute, SILMONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Yves Bayle to maneuver through the defense. Jean-Yves Bayle hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Maurice Crochard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valette Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurice Crochard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Qiu Zhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Walme, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Qiu Zhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saul Eriz in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute Guillaume Chaine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, João Carlos Schmidt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adrien Tanneau was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Guimarães in the 80th minute of the match. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martial Haas in the 84th minute of play. After 87 played minutes Valette Stars got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Walme. In the 88th minute Adriano Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Tanneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiu Zhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Vidigal in the 91st minute of play. Valette Stars's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.