Official Cup

Durex Stadium
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Yves Leite started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Mans's goal looked a bit too open when Alain Girault came free, but Erdinç Yalgın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yves Leite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Erdinç Yalgın made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusébio Cosme in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gao Yang Yan saved La Pointe Courte from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Alain Girault could shoot a difficult shot in the 11th minute, which Erdinç Yalgın however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Mans's Erdinç Yalgın got control of the ball when Alain Girault tried to sneak it across the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Mans's goalkeeper Erdinç Yalgın had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alain Girault. Yves Leite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Erdinç Yalgın made a huge save. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Pointe Courte! In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Mans. Arthur Sanna stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gao Yang Yan. 1-1. Gao Yang Yan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léonard Beauchamp in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Gao Yang Yan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gao Yang Yan 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 31st minute. Mans's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eusébio Cosme in the 32nd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of La Pointe Courte's goalie and right to Léonard Beauchamp. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. La Pointe Courte's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Sanna in the 37th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Gao Yang Yan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gao Yang Yan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Côme Collet in the 38th minute of the match. With a little luck, Mans's Erdinç Yalgın got control of the ball when Alain Girault tried to sneak it across the goal line. Shi Xu charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shi Xu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mans's Shi Xu got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Yves Leite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Erdinç Yalgın made a huge save. With a little luck, Mans's Erdinç Yalgın got control of the ball when Alain Girault tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th minute, Léonard Beauchamp got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

Yves Leite's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erdinç Yalgın read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Mans's Erdinç Yalgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Leite in the 56th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Gao Yang Yan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Côme Collet. Alain Girault fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erdinç Yalgın having to interfere. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Pawel Harendarski replaced Halit Fahri Falcıoğlu. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mans's goalkeeper Erdinç Yalgın, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 71 minutes Mans's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Josué Pagueguy who took care of the corner kick. La Pointe Courte's Josué Pagueguy was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Erdinç Yalgın in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 72nd minute, Léonard Beauchamp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erdinç Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gianluca Prestin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When La Pointe Courte's Gianluca Prestin in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mans's goalie prevented a goal. 82 minutes into the match, Mans's goal looked a bit too open when Alain Girault came free, but Erdinç Yalgın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Laisney in the 83rd minute of play forced Mans's goalkeeper Erdinç Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alain Girault might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erdinç Yalgın. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alain Girault ran back to his position shaking his head. Gianluca Prestin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Erdinç Yalgın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.