Prized/Friendly Cup

Au City
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benoît Maniez made the kick off which started today's match. Gong Chang Mo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. It was beautiful to see Elegance Dijon's Fabian Guine in action when he in the 5th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Mathieu Gaud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Danny Pasquier made a huge save. Danny Pasquier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adil Caruso in the 15th minute of the match. After 17 minutes of play, Green Madness's Grégoire Coulomb made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nathanaël Teissier was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Benoît Maniez hit a great ball. Elegance Dijon's Nathanaël Teissier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grégoire Coulomb in the 20th minute of play. After 21 played minutes Elegance Dijon got a freekick which was hit by Kilian Prévôt. Fola Maître kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd match minute, Green Madness was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alain Terim to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Grégoire Coulomb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nathanaël Teissier was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Grégoire Coulomb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Green Madness were furious when Gong Chang Mo was red carded, 31 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Green Madness! The goalkeeper, Danny Pasquier, was totally fooled by Elegance Dijon's Mathieu Gaud, who 34 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Grégoire Coulomb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Nathanaël Teissier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Elegance Dijon's Marco Vandamme got a free kick in the 45th minute. Herbert Vignal, 46 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grégoire Coulomb to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Benoît Maniez notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Green Madness's Danny Pasquier. Danny Pasquier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Danny Pasquier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benoît Maniez, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 60 minutes of play, Elegance Dijon's Mathieu Gaud made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Danny Pasquier was left in no man's land by his defense there! Green Madness made a substitution. Quentin Charuel replaced Fola Maître. Danny Pasquier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathieu Gaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Vincent Delarue cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Nathanaël Teissier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mathieu Gaud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danny Pasquier having to interfere. 71 minutes into the game, Alain Terim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Nathanaël Teissier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 79 minutes into the match, Green Madness's goal looked a bit too open when Mathieu Gaud came free, but Danny Pasquier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nathanaël Teissier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quentin Charuel in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Vincent Delarue cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Nathanaël Teissier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Danny Pasquier came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Elegance Dijon's Adil Caruso. But to his dismay, Adil Caruso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-4. Nathanaël Teissier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Delarue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 89 minutes, Vincent Delarue managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Green Madness's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vincent Delarue was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Elegance Dijon defense, Vincent Delarue kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nathanaël Teissier. The Elegance Dijon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nathanaël Teissier should have stopped the shot. Nathanaël Teissier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Delarue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Green Madness's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.