League

La Marne
Spectators: 8439 (Terracing: 6330, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Samy Dartiguelongue made the kick off which started today's match. Adil Magaud might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Chassang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adil Magaud ran back to his position shaking his head. Roman Chassang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karim Cosme's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adil Magaud in the 14th minute of play forced Stade de Reims's goalkeeper Roman Chassang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15thth minute of the game Karim Cosme who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stade de Reims's Roman Chassang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Karim Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Roman Chassang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Morgan Millien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Stade de Reims's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Cosme came free, but Roman Chassang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stade de Reims's Roman Chassang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adil Magaud in the 19th minute of play. When Adil Magaud came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Rathmore Lime Tree 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 Adil Magaud couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the match, Hervé Annette notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Stade de Reims's Roman Chassang. Roman Chassang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A sloppy throw-in by Gabriel Nicolleau in the 33rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Rathmore Lime Tree's Christophe Reibel. 36 minutes into the game, Rathmore Lime Tree's Adil Magaud nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Chassang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 40 minutes into the game, Rathmore Lime Tree's Adil Magaud nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Chassang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Roman Chassang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adil Magaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Karim Cosme took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roman Chassang. Roman Chassang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. The Stade de Reims players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rathmore Lime Tree were winning 0-5.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adil Magaud to strike the kick off in the second half. Gabriel Nicolleau charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Nicolleau the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Karim Cosme in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roman Chassang, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Roman Chassang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adil Magaud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Rathmore Lime Tree booed when Stade de Reims was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcel Schindler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rathmore Lime Tree's Adil Magaud got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adil Magaud in the 69th minute of play forced Stade de Reims's goalkeeper Roman Chassang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adil Magaud was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 70th minute. Rathmore Lime Tree's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 73 minutes, Karim Cosme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rathmore Lime Tree's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karim Cosme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karim Cosme got free with Roman Chassang in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roman Chassang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adil Magaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Rathmore Lime Tree's Karim Cosme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Chassang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. With an all-out effort, Rathmore Lime Tree's Roman Chassang threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Adil Magaud, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Adil Magaud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Chassang having to interfere. Roman Chassang was a little too slow when Adil Magaud got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 0-7. Rathmore Lime Tree played a much better game than Stade de Reims and deserved their victory. The Stade de Reims players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.