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Empiré
Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicolas Rami started the match with the kick off. When Gauthier Lacotte fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GENY's protests and gave Gauthier Lacotte a yellow card for diving instead. 2 minutes into the game, one of GENY:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Martial Celton went to the wrong direction when Gaspard Aznar was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After having played for 12 minutes, Victor Quehen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quennaumont's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victor Quehen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benoît Dupuis kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Rami in the 16th minute of play forced Quennaumont's goalkeeper Hector Lambinet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes, Fernand Ménet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Quennaumont and the GENY players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, Quennaumont was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernand Ménet to maneuver through the defense. GENY's Modeste Métenier got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute Jérémie Baudry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hector Lambinet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Modeste Métenier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hector Lambinet. Quennaumont's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Modeste Métenier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Modeste Métenier scored 2-0 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hector Lambinet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Modeste Métenier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fernand Ménet to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alban Drouhin got free with Martial Celton in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Désiré Ponthieux during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to GENY getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Désiré Ponthieux hit a great ball. GENY's Martial Celton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernand Ménet in the 57th minute of play. The supporters of GENY booed when Quennaumont was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Quehen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolas Rami in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hector Lambinet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 62 minutes of play Quennaumont's Fernand Ménet was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Alban Drouhin charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alban Drouhin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alban Drouhin hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Nolan Bruno recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Boris Labarrière blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martial Celton having to make a save. Gaspard Aznar hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Boris Labarrière might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martial Celton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boris Labarrière ran back to his position shaking his head. Hector Lambinet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Rami in the 80th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Nicolas Rami ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hector Lambinet was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Hector Lambinet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Rami in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, GENY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustapha Lancelle to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that GENY were the better team. GENY's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.