Official Cup

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marius Moinard got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Almazarrón's Timoteo Arroyo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Timoteo Arroyo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Almazarrón protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Timoteo Arroyo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Almazarrón! The audience thought a goal was coming when Marius Moinard got free with Donato Matorin in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of En Avant Nikko booed when Almazarrón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Domenech didn't get a good kick on the ball. Almazarrón's Donato Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Le Bihan in the 17th minute of play. Marcel Châtard's late challenge caught a Almazarrón's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcel Châtard helped the player get up and apologised. Marcel Châtard hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Lisandro Lastras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lisandro Lastras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Kilian Brébion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Almazarrón's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Le Blanc came free, but Donato Matorin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Matorin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Romeo Le Blanc showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 31 minute of play. The En Avant Nikko fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when En Avant Nikko's Marius Moinard looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Juanito Rey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donato Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Le Bihan in the 45th minute of the match. Juanito Rey struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Kilian Brébion didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Almazarrón. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bertol Erosa to make the kick off. François Pommier hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Gaudy in the 61st minute of play forced Almazarrón's goalkeeper Donato Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kilian Brébion didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bertol Erosa went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 68 minutes into the match, Almazarrón's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Moinard came free, but Donato Matorin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Matorin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Le Blanc in the 69th minute of play. Bertol Erosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kilian Brébion having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Diego Mendez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 played minutes, En Avant Nikko's Ahmed Gaudy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Donato Matorin 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 En Avant Nikko reached it. Donato Matorin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Le Bihan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Marius Moinard notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Almazarrón's Donato Matorin. Donato Matorin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Moinard in the 89th minute of play forced Almazarrón's goalkeeper Donato Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Moinard in the 91st minute of play forced Almazarrón's goalkeeper Donato Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Le Blanc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Donato Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.