Friendly League

Stade Félix Bollaert
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dove Roig made the kick off and thus started the match. 8 minutes into the game, Alex Deinse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Norbert Domenech was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Mathieu Bouziane put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Herblay:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Decathlon Dudes:s goal. 14 minutes into the game, Decathlon Dudes's Alex Deinse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Norbert Domenech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Norbert Domenech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Deinse in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dove Roig got free with Gerrit Kemper in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerrit Kemper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Charles Gauche in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Bart Schild hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Jean-Charles Gauche managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herblay's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean-Charles Gauche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerrit Kemper breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Norbert Domenech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley van Rhijn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Arjan Robben hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pacôme Cugnet during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th match minute, Herblay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pacôme Cugnet to maneuver through the defense. Herblay's Norbert Domenech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wesley van Rhijn in the 42nd minute of play. After 43 minutes, Jonathan Samuel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Herblay and the Decathlon Dudes players grew even worse after the yellow card. Norbert Domenech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wesley van Rhijn in the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Abraham Temen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Decathlon Dudes's supporters rose to their feet, but Abraham Temen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Norbert Domenech breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 57 played minutes Herblay got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Charles Gauche. After 59 minutes, Abraham Temen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Decathlon Dudes and the Herblay players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abraham Temen hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when Herblay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Guilbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when Herblay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pacôme Cugnet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arjan Robben was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Decathlon Dudes getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Arjan Robben hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Jean-Charles Gauche notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Decathlon Dudes's Gerrit Kemper. Gerrit Kemper was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 77 minutes into the game, Herblay's Jean-Charles Gauche nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerrit Kemper made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Herblay's zone, Alex Deinse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norbert Domenech came out of the goal and Alex Deinse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when Herblay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pacôme Cugnet didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jean-Charles Gauche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.