League

Stade Clichy
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 120) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John-Paul Gillon made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Gruchy's Jean-Charles Vaux nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edmond Esnault made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Mathis Rollier cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Edmond Esnault was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edmond Esnault showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Charles Vaux, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 16th minute Jean-Charles Vaux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmond Esnault saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute John-Paul Gillon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sammy Havard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Gruchy's Jean-Charles Vaux nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edmond Esnault made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gruchy's goalkeeper Sammy Havard, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sammy Havard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John-Paul Gillon, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Edmond Esnault showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathis Rollier in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Gruchy were awarded a corner. Carl Ernoult went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Clichy's goalie and right to Victor Hernandez. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Clichy's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Gruchy's goalkeeper couldn't reach when John-Paul Gillon 35 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-3. Gruchy's Sammy Havard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John-Paul Gillon in the 40th minute of play. Thibaut Châtelard took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sammy Havard. Gruchy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Gruchy defense, John-Paul Gillon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sammy Havard. The Gruchy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sammy Havard should have stopped the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 3-3 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Geoffroy Cornil made the kick off in the second half. Madjid Vivier hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Daryl Belleville sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by John-Paul Gillon in the 59th minute of play forced Gruchy's goalkeeper Sammy Havard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noël Forte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 62 minutes into the match, Gruchy's goal looked a bit too open when Daryl Belleville came free, but Sammy Havard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noël Forte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Sammy Havard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Daryl Belleville shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sammy Havard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Edgard Denoyelle fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clichy's protests and gave Edgard Denoyelle a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Clichy's Edgard Denoyelle got a free kick in the 86th minute. Edmond Esnault made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mathis Rollier in the 88th minute. Jean-Charles Vaux's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Edmond Esnault firmly grabbed it by the left post. Clichy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Gruchy for a fine match.