Official Cup

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) With a little luck, Noisiel's Karlheinz Ludecke got control of the ball when Firman Morientes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th minute of the game Nathanaël Foulonneau made a throw-in which Gilbert Reix played forward. In the 12th minute, Harold Combettes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvestre Derwin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Noisiel's Harold Combettes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvestre Derwin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Noisiel's Harold Combettes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvestre Derwin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 25 minutes of play, Noisiel's Harold Combettes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvestre Derwin was left in no man's land by his defense there! 29 minutes into the match, Harold Combettes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvestre Derwin. En Avant Nikko's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Harold Combettes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 33 minutes into the match, Yaser Jadue had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvestre Derwin. En Avant Nikko's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yaser Jadue was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Harold Combettes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silvestre Derwin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Harold Combettes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silvestre Derwin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilbert Reix in the 39th minute of play forced Noisiel's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Derwin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harold Combettes's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Silvestre Derwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harold Combettes, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. 48 minutes into the game, Noisiel's Yaser Jadue nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvestre Derwin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Firman Morientes to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Noisiel were awarded a corner. Diego Farges went to the cornerflag to take it. Christopher Loaëc made a great header on Noisiel's corner, it was just that En Avant Nikko's Silvestre Derwin managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Noisiel booed when En Avant Nikko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Kiewra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvestre Derwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harold Combettes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silvestre Derwin made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Harold Combettes sent off a good shot on target. En Avant Nikko's Silvestre Derwin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harold Combettes in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper Silvestre Derwin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Silvestre Derwin managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Noisiel's Harold Combettes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Firman Morientes might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karlheinz Ludecke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Firman Morientes ran back to his position shaking his head. En Avant Nikko's Silvestre Derwin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save En Avant Nikko from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by En Avant Nikko's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Diego Farges was slow to take the kick. During this time Noisiel's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Noisiel's Diego Farges to fire away a dangerous shot which Silvestre Derwin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 78th minute, Djamel Malouda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvestre Derwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaser Jadue, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. With a little luck, En Avant Nikko's Silvestre Derwin got control of the ball when Jules Berna tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silvestre Derwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaser Jadue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yaser Jadue in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvestre Derwin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 92nd minute of the match, Yaser Jadue tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Silvestre Derwin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Silvestre Derwin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaser Jadue in the 94th minute of play. With his leg Silvestre Derwin managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Noisiel's Yaser Jadue fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 97th minute Noisiel were awarded a corner. Diego Farges went to the cornerflag to take it. Diego Farges made a great header on Noisiel's corner, it was just that En Avant Nikko's Silvestre Derwin managed to reach the ball for a save. Noisiel's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.