Official Cup

Stade Florencio Sola
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Louison Gaulier got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, LE TALADRO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Constantin came free, but Lilian Montane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the LE TALADRO F.C defense, Mike Constantin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lilian Montane. The LE TALADRO F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lilian Montane should have stopped the shot. Steevy Ferlay might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikael Damm. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Steevy Ferlay ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mike Constantin in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lilian Montane saved LE TALADRO F.C from getting behind. Lilian Montane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léopold Fraval in the 10th minute of play. Léopold Fraval's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lilian Montane read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Lilian Montane stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mike Constantin's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. The audience was convinced that Mike Constantin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lilian Montane was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Léopold Fraval in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lilian Montane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edmund Pieprz hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Constantin in the 35th minute of play forced LE TALADRO F.C's goalkeeper Lilian Montane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikael Damm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steevy Ferlay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Mike Constantin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilian Montane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Louison Gaulier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mikael Damm read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play.

U.S.Normande's Yvan Sibille was substituted for Aymerick Tourrette. U.S.Normande made a substitution. Deng Wei Feng replaced Rolf Custermans. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mike Constantin to make the kick off. Mike Constantin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Lilian Montane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stig-Åke Gustafsson made in the 61st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Steevy Ferlay however managed to control. The audience thought a goal was coming when Léopold Fraval got free with Lilian Montane in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Léopold Fraval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lilian Montane made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Léopold Fraval sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Louison Gaulier in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikael Damm saved U.S.Normande from getting behind. Mikael Damm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steevy Ferlay in the 73rd minute of the match. A hard shot 75 in the game by Léopold Fraval from a close distance when the talented Lilian Montane managed to make a qualified save. LE TALADRO F.C's players were relieved. Mikael Damm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilles Morisson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LE TALADRO F.C's Lilian Montane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Constantin in the 83rd minute of play. Claude Arrault's late challenge caught a U.S.Normande's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claude Arrault helped the player get up and apologised. LE TALADRO F.C made a substitution. Jean-Cyrille Mbaegbu replaced Steevy Ferlay. LE TALADRO F.C's Stanislas Ripoll was substituted for Alexandre Grave. In the 84th minute, one of LE TALADRO F.C:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for LE TALADRO F.C. The goalkeeper, Lilian Montane, was totally fooled by U.S.Normande's Léopold Fraval, who 87 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. U.S.Normande's Joris Callens got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Léopold Fraval took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Lilian Montane to make any attempt to save it. In the 98th match minute, U.S.Normande was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joris Callens to maneuver through the defense. U.S.Normande were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over LE TALADRO F.C's much stronger midfield.