Official Cup

TİGANA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Primitivo Erramu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Melvin Rodde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Greg Lequesne in the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the game, AC Cristal's Greg Lequesne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Melvin Rodde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Melvin Rodde didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Greg Lequesne went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 14th minute, Greg Lequesne had to leave the field with a concussion. After 14 minutes, Ilan Bourse mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TİGANAFC and the AC Cristal players grew even worse after the yellow card. AC Cristal made a substitution. Charles-Emmanuel Castelli replaced Greg Lequesne. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of TİGANAFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AC Cristal:s goal. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for AC Cristal. Robert Bardin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Melvin Rodde. 0-3. Freddy Menguy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Melvin Rodde having to make a save. 24 minutes into the match, AC Cristal's Freddy Menguy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Melvin Rodde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. TİGANAFC's Melvin Rodde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Menguy in the 29th minute of play. In the 33rd minute Charles-Emmanuel Castelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melvin Rodde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melvin Rodde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Menguy, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. When AC Cristal's Freddy Menguy in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TİGANAFC's goalie prevented a goal. After 39 minutes, Freddy Menguy made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. TİGANAFC's Melvin Rodde tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Freddy Menguy came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the AC Cristal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Freddy Menguy couldn't finish the play. TİGANAFC's Melvin Rodde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charles-Emmanuel Castelli in the 43rd minute of play. The AC Cristal fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when AC Cristal's Freddy Menguy looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After the first half AC Cristal were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 53rd minute of the match AC Cristal got a corner. TİGANAFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robert Bardin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of TİGANAFC's goalie and right to Geoffrey Plaud. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. TİGANAFC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a defensive mix-up in TİGANAFC's zone, Freddy Menguy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melvin Rodde came out of the goal and Freddy Menguy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Freddy Menguy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melvin Rodde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles-Emmanuel Castelli in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Ilan Bourse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Freddy Menguy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. TİGANAFC's Melvin Rodde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save TİGANAFC from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute Charles-Emmanuel Castelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melvin Rodde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 1-8 when Charles-Emmanuel Castelli sped through TİGANAFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Melvin Rodde. Melvin Rodde was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Charles-Emmanuel Castelli showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-9 in the 77 minute of play. A collision led to AC Cristal getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Geoffrey Plaud hit a great ball. Elias Bocage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from François-Xavier Grélet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Freddy Menguy came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the AC Cristal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Freddy Menguy couldn't finish the play.