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Belberaud
Spectators: 7939 (Terracing: 5961, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anatole Finot kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes, Tony Bouquin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Montchaboud and the Belberaud players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th match minute, Montchaboud was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Bouquin to maneuver through the defense. Montchaboud were furious when Christian Mathurin was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 7th minute, one of Montchaboud:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Montchaboud. Farid Valembois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Bouisset, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Marvin Hay put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pierre Casagrande. Marvin Hay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pierre Casagrande read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. After 21 minutes, Marvin Hay made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Belberaud's Pierre Casagrande tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 24 minutes into the game, Salim Guerry was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belberaud's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Montchaboud the free kick. After a rather tough play, Belberaud's Salim Guerry got a free kick in the 24th minute. Belberaud's Pierre Casagrande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Aymes in the 29th minute of play. Montchaboud's Marvin Hay got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 33 minutes, Sacha Pinard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belberaud and the Montchaboud players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Belberaud's Sacha Pinard got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Ludovic Bridier's late challenge caught a Belberaud's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ludovic Bridier helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Montchaboud's Ludovic Bridier got a free kick in the 35th minute. Pierre Casagrande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marvin Hay, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 40th match minute, Belberaud was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Bouisset to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Marvin Hay made a precise shot to the right of Pierre Casagrande. Belberaud's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After the first half Montchaboud were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Hénaux to make the kick off. When Marvin Hay came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Montchaboud 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 Marvin Hay couldn't finish the play. After 59 minutes of play, Montchaboud's Antonin Diet made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pierre Casagrande was left in no man's land by his defense there! Belberaud's Sacha Pinard got his second yellow card of the match in the 64th minute. The referee ordered Sacha Pinard off the ground. In the 64th match minute, Belberaud was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sacha Pinard to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Belberaud's Pierre Casagrande got control of the ball when Karl Aymes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pierre Casagrande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Aymes, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Montchaboud's Antonin Diet got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antonin Diet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre Casagrande having to interfere. Antonin Diet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marvin Hay received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pierre Casagrande came out and tried to block the shot, but Marvin Hay slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 82nd minute. Antonin Diet might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pierre Casagrande. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antonin Diet ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes into the match, Montchaboud's Karl Aymes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pierre Casagrande narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pierre Casagrande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marvin Hay in the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Belberaud's goalkeeper Pierre Casagrande had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonin Diet. Marvin Hay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Pierre Casagrande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Belberaud's Pierre Casagrande got control of the ball when Antonin Diet tried to sneak it across the goal line.