League

Stade Noras
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jack Poupon kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Ulysse Sonnet 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. Junior Duthil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulysse Sonnet in the 5th minute of the match. Junior Duthil made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Rémi Conrad sent off a good shot on target. After 15 played minutes Durotar Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Herbert Goupy. Thanks to some nice moves Ahmed Brousse could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which Junior Duthil however easily saved by the left post. Junior Duthil was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Herbert Goupy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Herbert Goupy really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Pierre-Antoine Giner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Triez's Junior Duthil proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Triez from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute, Pierre-Antoine Giner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Everardo Silbestre was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Ulysse Sonnet was shown his second yellow card after 31 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 31st match minute, Durotar Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulysse Sonnet to maneuver through the defense. Triez's Junior Duthil proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Triez from getting a goal against them. Paul Verhaeghe who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Junior Duthil when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ibrahim Magniez charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ibrahim Magniez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Triez getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ibrahim Magniez hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, Triez's goalkeeper Junior Duthil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmed Brousse. Ernest Cariou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Junior Duthil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aurélien Marrot hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmed Brousse was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Ahmed Brousse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Junior Duthil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the game, Ahmed Brousse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Junior Duthil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ahmed Brousse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the match, Durotar Football Club's goalkeeper Everardo Silbestre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pierre-Antoine Giner. Triez's Junior Duthil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Vaxelaire in the 68th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Brousse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Junior Duthil was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Ahmed Brousse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Junior Duthil having to interfere. When Rémi Conrad came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Durotar Football Club 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 Rémi Conrad couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the match, Triez's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Brousse came free, but Junior Duthil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Triez's zone, Ahmed Brousse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Junior Duthil came out of the goal and Ahmed Brousse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 92 minutes, Karl Vaxelaire managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Durotar Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl Vaxelaire was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Junior Duthil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Brousse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.