Official Cup

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romain Dupret started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Christian Le Bihan could shoot a difficult shot in the 11th minute, which Malcom Darre however easily saved by the left post. After some careless play in the Noisiel defense, Rodolphe Dutartre kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Malcom Darre. The Noisiel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Malcom Darre should have stopped the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 19 minutes into the game, when Jean-Marie Marinier put in a rough tackle. Noisiel:s Malcom Darre showed great skill when he stopped Christian Le Bihan:s penalty. Malcom Darre made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Danny Belloir sent off a good shot on target. Malcom Darre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romain Dupret, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, En Avant Nikko's goal looked a bit too open when Flavien Assier came free, but Luis Douaud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Noisiel's Flavien Assier fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The supporters of En Avant Nikko booed when Noisiel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavien Assier didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th match minute, En Avant Nikko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danny Belloir to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Noisiel getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Romaric Ricquebourg hit a great ball. Luis Douaud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavien Assier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. François Pommier hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. In the 49th minute the ball was on its way in behind En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper Luis Douaud, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marc-Antoine Laine stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Malcom Darre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolphe Dutartre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Flavien Assier 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. Marc-Antoine Laine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Flavien Assier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, En Avant Nikko's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Marc-Antoine Laine fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Flavien Assier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodolphe Dutartre might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Malcom Darre. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodolphe Dutartre ran back to his position shaking his head. Noisiel's Marc-Antoine Laine got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to En Avant Nikko getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. François Pommier hit a great ball. In the 90th match minute, Noisiel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baptiste Rigaut to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to En Avant Nikko getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Rodolphe Dutartre hit a great ball. In the 96th minute, En Avant Nikko's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Marc-Antoine Laine fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. En Avant Nikko were victorious despite being under pressure from Noisiel for much of the match.