League

Triez
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jack Poupon started the match with the kick off. Pierre-Antoine Giner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Sammy Havard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jean-Charles Vaux's late challenge caught a Triez's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jean-Charles Vaux helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Gruchy's Jean-Charles Vaux got a free kick in the 7th minute. Triez's Pierre-Antoine Giner got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Triez's Freddy Houllier seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Freddy Houllier the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Triez protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Freddy Houllier had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Gruchy a penalty, 18 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Carl Ernoult, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Triez's Junior Duthil. 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Triez's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Charles Vaux came free, but Junior Duthil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Junior Duthil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathis Rollier, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Jean-Charles Vaux's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Junior Duthil was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Junior Duthil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guy Daurat in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Manuel Jouvin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Gruchy getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Carl Ernoult hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Mathis Rollier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gruchy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Junior Duthil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geoffroy Cornil in the 48th minute of the match.

Jean-Charles Vaux who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Junior Duthil when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 54th match minute, Triez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Poupon to maneuver through the defense. Carl Ernoult struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Junior Duthil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gruchy. 58 minutes into the match, Gruchy's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Antoine Giner came free, but Sammy Havard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Triez's zone, Geoffroy Cornil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Junior Duthil came out of the goal and Geoffroy Cornil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rémy Delatour during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, Rémy Delatour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guy Daurat charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guy Daurat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Junior Duthil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathis Rollier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Gruchy getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Madjid Vivier hit a great ball. Manuel Jouvin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sammy Havard having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Gruchy's Jean-Charles Vaux slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Junior Duthil. That made the score 0-3 after 84 minutes of play. Junior Duthil made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Jean-Charles Vaux sent off a good shot on target. Junior Duthil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geoffroy Cornil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Triez's Junior Duthil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathis Rollier in the 96th minute of play. Guy Daurat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Junior Duthil made a huge save.