Official Cup

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salomon Buffet got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as En Avant Nikko's Romain Dupret slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Éluard Coulomb. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. In the 8th minute of the match, Danny Belloir tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Éluard Coulomb saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Danny Belloir struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Éluard Coulomb didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for En Avant Nikko. Salomon Buffet took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luis Douaud. Luis Douaud dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, En Avant Nikko's François Pommier got a free kick in the 15th minute. En Avant Nikko's Luis Douaud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthieu Macquet in the 20th minute of play. Luis Douaud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salomon Buffet in the 22nd minute of the match. 28 minutes into the game, En Avant Nikko's Rodolphe Dutartre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Éluard Coulomb made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. If Salomon Buffet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faudel Langlois in the 33rd minute of play forced En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper Luis Douaud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Saubrigues's Matthieu Macquet got a free kick in the 37th minute. Éluard Coulomb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romain Dupret in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Romain Dupret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Éluard Coulomb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salomon Buffet succeeded in the game's 45th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romain Dupret made a kick off. Éluard Coulomb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romain Dupret, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, En Avant Nikko's Just Fricot got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Romain Dupret scored 3-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Éluard Coulomb, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Éluard Coulomb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danny Belloir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Romain Dupret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Éluard Coulomb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Éluard Coulomb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolphe Dutartre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, FC Saubrigues's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Smadja came free, but Éluard Coulomb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodolphe Dutartre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Éluard Coulomb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76thth minute of the game Rodolphe Dutartre who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Saubrigues's Éluard Coulomb was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Éluard Coulomb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romain Dupret in the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, FC Saubrigues's goal looked a bit too open when Romain Dupret came free, but Éluard Coulomb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the FC Saubrigues defense, Romain Dupret kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Éluard Coulomb. The FC Saubrigues fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Éluard Coulomb should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolphe Dutartre in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Saubrigues's goalkeeper Éluard Coulomb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Le Bihan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Saubrigues's Éluard Coulomb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolphe Dutartre in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Saubrigues players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for En Avant Nikko.