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Match Report
Sceaux
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Valerien Cossec made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinedine Marcq in the 8th minute of play forced Sceaux's goalkeeper Jean-Baptiste Bouche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Marin Bihan fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sceaux's protests and gave Marin Bihan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Villejuif booed when Sceaux was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marin Bihan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Zinedine Marcq came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Villejuif 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 Zinedine Marcq couldn't finish the play. Pierre Gigan's late challenge caught a Sceaux's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pierre Gigan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sceaux booed when Villejuif was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierre Gigan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pacome Servais took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ernest Jacquelin. Villejuif's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Villejuif's Ernest Jacquelin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Villejuif from getting a goal against them. Valerien Cossec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Zinedine Marcq had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zinedine Marcq was the one to do the kick off. Alphonse Tonnellier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Jean-Baptiste Bouche made a huge save. 59 minutes into the match, Sceaux's goalkeeper Jean-Baptiste Bouche had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alphonse Tonnellier. Ernest Jacquelin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valerien Cossec in the 62nd minute of the match. After having played for 64 minutes, Pierre Gigan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villejuif's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pierre Gigan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alphonse Tonnellier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Baptiste Bouche having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Sceaux's Valerien Cossec sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernest Jacquelin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 86 minutes into the game, Sceaux's Paul-Henri Dame nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernest Jacquelin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Alphonse Tonnellier was extremely unlucky when he, in the 92nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Valerien Cossec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ernest Jacquelin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sceaux's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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