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Stade Sergy
Spectators: 6680 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hamza Calas kicked off to start the match. When Donovan Tournay fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gabacho FC's protests and gave Donovan Tournay a yellow card for diving instead. After 6 played minutes Gabacho FC got a freekick which was hit by Donovan Tournay. Rachid Sénac's late challenge caught a Sergy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rachid Sénac helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gabacho FC! Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau went to the wrong direction when Vivien Zajac was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After a rather tough play, Sergy's Augustin Grandmougin got a free kick in the 15th minute. The audience was convinced that Hamza Calas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merlin Thouvenin was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 23 minutes into the game, Jonathan Levi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sergy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gabacho FC the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Jonathan Levi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Merlin Thouvenin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamza Calas, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Augustin Grandmougin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Frédéric Queinnec managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sergy's supporters rose to their feet, but Frédéric Queinnec was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nelson Brahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabacho FC's Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frédéric Queinnec in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Nelson Brahimi notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Gabacho FC's Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 44th minute, Éloi Queval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Gabacho FC's zone, Nelson Brahimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau came out of the goal and Nelson Brahimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau had great luck who in the 49thth minute grab hold of the ball when Frédéric Queinnec from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Frédéric Queinnec made the kick off in the second half. Nelson Brahimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 55 played minutes Sergy got a freekick which was hit by Augustin Grandmougin. In the 56th minute, Éloi Queval sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sergy's Merlin Thouvenin didn't even have to move. In the 59th minute Nelson Brahimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gabacho FC's goalkeeper Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Gabacho FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Marc-Antoine Desmarest hit a great ball. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Brahimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Nelson Brahimi 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. Frédéric Queinnec scored 3-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nelson Brahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gabacho FC's Marc-Antoine Desmarest got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Jean-Sébastien Bouchereau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Brahimi in the 83rd minute of the match. Sergy walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.