League

Didenheim
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Charles-Henri Colin got the match started through his kick off. When Melvin Blais fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AS Saint-Étienne's protests and gave Melvin Blais a yellow card for diving instead. Melvin Blais hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. A hard shot 6 in the game by Charles-Henri Colin from a close distance when the talented Sofyane Canova managed to make a qualified save. AS Saint-Étienne's players were relieved. When Octave Goupy came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Didenheim 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 Octave Goupy couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes in the game, Charles-Henri Colin dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The supporters of Didenheim booed when AS Saint-Étienne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prosper Galais didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Prosper Galais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Charles-Henri Colin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Sofyane Canova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clovis Rocton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofyane Canova having to interfere. Charles-Henri Colins short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Sofyane Canova to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 26 minutes, Guillaume Bové mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AS Saint-Étienne and the Didenheim players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th match minute, AS Saint-Étienne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillaume Bové to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Aymerick Zajac made a precise shot to the right of Jason Lanoue. Didenheim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. A collision led to Didenheim getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Clovis Rocton hit a great ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

52 minutes into the match, Didenheim's goalkeeper Jason Lanoue had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aymerick Zajac. In the 54th minute Charles-Henri Colin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofyane Canova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles-Henri Colin struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Sofyane Canova didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Didenheim. Jason Lanoue made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aymerick Zajac in the 71st minute. After some careless play in the AS Saint-Étienne defense, Charles-Henri Colin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sofyane Canova. The AS Saint-Étienne fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sofyane Canova should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the game, Charles-Henri Colin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Sofyane Canova was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sofyane Canova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles-Henri Colin, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Boris Deloffre took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sofyane Canova. AS Saint-Étienne's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Didenheim had played much better football throughout.