Official Cup

Rosière Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Mans's Eusébio Cosme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Renaud Carlo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Mans booed when Rosière FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidney Gavalda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 10 minutes, Junior Rieffel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rosière FC and the Mans players grew even worse after the yellow card. Junior Rieffel hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute Mans were awarded a corner. Eusébio Cosme went to the cornerflag to take it. 14 minutes into the match, Rosière FC's goal looked a bit too open when Côme Collet came free, but Renaud Carlo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Teobald Gondek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rosière FC the free kick. Erdinç Yalgın made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Ernesto Santana sent off a good shot on target. Renaud Carlo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Cosme in the 18th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Primitivo Gonzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erdinç Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute of the match Eusébio Cosme sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Renaud Carlo skillfully saved the ball. In the 24th minute Ruben Zajac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erdinç Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rosière FC's Ruben Zajac managed to work through Mans's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Ruben Zajac dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arthur Sanna in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Renaud Carlo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Renaud Carlo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 37th minute Côme Collet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renaud Carlo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rosière FC's Junior Rieffel got a free kick in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Côme Collet in the 42nd minute of play forced Rosière FC's goalkeeper Renaud Carlo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Sanna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ernesto Santana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Mans's goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Gonzo came free, but Erdinç Yalgın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erdinç Yalgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Zajac in the 52nd minute of play. Renaud Carlo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Côme Collet in the 57th minute. When Junior Rieffel was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 57 minutes had been played. In the 58th match minute, Rosière FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Junior Rieffel to maneuver through the defense. Arthur Sanna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Renaud Carlo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Ernesto Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renaud Carlo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Côme Collet, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Ernesto Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rosière FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernesto Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rosière FC's Ludwig Josef was substituted for Primitivo Gonzo. Mans made a substitution. Faustin Truffaut replaced Teobald Gondek. Renaud Carlo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Bourlier in the 70th minute of the match. Erdinç Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renaud Carlo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Côme Collet in the 79th minute of the match. Erdinç Yalgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ludwig Josef, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Renaud Carlo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Cosme in the 88th minute. Renaud Carlo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Côme Collet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Ludwig Josef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erdinç Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Ludwig Josef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erdinç Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute, Ernesto Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rosière FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Rosière FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.