Friendly League

Mattojärvi IP
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ruben Bénier hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. AIF's Bengt Felin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christophe Dugas in the 6th minute of play. Jonas Ståhlman charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonas Ståhlman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th match minute, AIF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Ståhlman to maneuver through the defense. Bengt-Arne Stabbe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Patrice Sénéchal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bengt Felin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Quesada, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Christophe Dugas struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Bengt Felin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saint Côme de Fresné. Bengt Felin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henri Quesada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt Felin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henri Quesada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Karl Touzard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, AIF's Ingmar Brask got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 38th minute, Mattias Kuse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saint Côme de Fresné's Patrice Sénéchal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Ståhlman in the 44th minute of play. After the first half Saint Côme de Fresné were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Henri Quesada made the kick off in the second half. Yazid Debuire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Bengt Felin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patrice Sénéchal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingmar Brask, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The supporters of AIF booed when Saint Côme de Fresné was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl Touzard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bengt-Arne Stabbe's late challenge caught a Saint Côme de Fresné's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bengt-Arne Stabbe helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, AIF's Bengt-Arne Stabbe got a free kick in the 80th minute. The audience was convinced that Henri Quesada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bengt Felin was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, Christophe Dugas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bengt Felin. AIF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christophe Dugas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Saint Côme de Fresné's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.