League

Usine Park
Spectators: 7989 (Terracing: 5993, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) After 5 minutes, Marc-Antoine Lecat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Neuville and the Industrial FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee felt a red card was in order, 8 minutes into the game, when Hassan Maestracci put in a rough tackle. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Neuville! Theo Stéphant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Michel His in the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Industrial FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sabri Tritz came free, but Wilfried Maho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilfried Maho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabri Tritz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 played minutes Neuville got a freekick which was hit by Sabri Tritz. 25 minutes into the match, Neuville's goalkeeper Theo Stéphant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean-Yves Molle. 26 minutes into the game, Neuville's Sabri Tritz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilfried Maho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabri Tritz in the 31st minute of play forced Industrial FC's goalkeeper Wilfried Maho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Morgan Authier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Wilfried Maho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilfried Maho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabri Tritz in the 40th minute of play. Modeste Ramassamy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Jean-Michel His made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Sabri Tritz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neuville's supporters rose to their feet, but Sabri Tritz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilfried Maho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Theo Stéphant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Michel His, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Morgan Authier struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Wilfried Maho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neuville. Industrial FC made a substitution. Jean-François Tomasi replaced John-Paul Bartoli. A collision led to Industrial FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jean-François Tomasi hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the game, Morgan Authier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Neuville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Industrial FC the free kick. In the 67th match minute, Industrial FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-François Tomasi to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jean-Yves Molle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theo Stéphant was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Theo Stéphant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-François Tomasi in the 73rd minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Jean-Yves Molle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Theo Stéphant. Neuville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jean-Yves Molle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Industrial FC's Hippolyte Champin was substituted for Jean-Yves Molle. The audience thought a goal was coming when Modeste Ramassamy got free with Wilfried Maho in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Modeste Ramassamy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfried Maho having to interfere. The Industrial FC fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Industrial FC's Hippolyte Champin 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jean-Michel His took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theo Stéphant. Theo Stéphant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Industrial FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Neuville for a fine match.