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Stade Sergy
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Armand Daviaud took the kick off in the first half of the match. Loïc Prades struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Josselin Ernoult didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Nantes. Fc Nantes's Elias Amalric was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 4th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Loïc Prades sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elias Amalric fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josselin Ernoult having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Sablot's zone, Elias Amalric stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josselin Ernoult came out of the goal and Elias Amalric tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Josselin Ernoult made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-François Lecoustre in the 16th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Amalric got free with Josselin Ernoult in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Sablot defense, Elias Amalric kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josselin Ernoult. The Sablot fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josselin Ernoult should have stopped the shot. 24 minutes into the match, Fc Nantes's goal looked a bit too open when Armand Daviaud came free, but Jean-Paul Lobry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Jean-François Lecoustre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josselin Ernoult. Sablot's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jean-François Lecoustre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Sablot's Josselin Ernoult proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Sablot from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Sablot's zone, Elias Amalric stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josselin Ernoult came out of the goal and Elias Amalric tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Sablot's Josselin Ernoult got control of the ball when Elias Amalric tried to sneak it across the goal line. Josselin Ernoult didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Loïc Prades went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Loïc Prades to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match Fc Nantes got a corner. Sablot's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Loïc Prades ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 53rd match minute, Fc Nantes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Tanquerel to maneuver through the defense. Loïc Prades struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Josselin Ernoult didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Nantes. After having played for 56 minutes, Yann Dudon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fc Nantes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yann Dudon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sablot's Josselin Ernoult played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loïc Prades in the 57th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sablot's zone, Jean-François Lecoustre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josselin Ernoult came out of the goal and Jean-François Lecoustre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Alban Debert fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sablot's protests and gave Alban Debert a yellow card for diving instead. Josselin Ernoult came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Fc Nantes's Loïc Prades. But to his dismay, Loïc Prades quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. After a rather tough play, Sablot's Armand Daviaud got a free kick in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Elias Amalric notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Sablot's Josselin Ernoult. Josselin Ernoult was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Josselin Ernoult showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-François Lecoustre, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Armand Daviaud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Paul Lobry having to interfere. Jean-Paul Lobry made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dove Jankowski in the 74th minute. 74 minutes into the game, Sablot's Dove Jankowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jean-Paul Lobry made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. If Loïc Prades had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elias Amalric fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josselin Ernoult having to interfere. Yann Dudon hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Loïc Prades sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sablot's Josselin Ernoult played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Amalric in the 90th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elias Amalric in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josselin Ernoult saved Sablot from getting behind. If Loïc Prades had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Fc Nantes players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.