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. Stéphane Reine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolphe Dutartre in the 4th minute. In the 4th match minute, Alexandrie CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Christophe Boquet to maneuver through the defense. Danny Belloir took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stéphane Reine. Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romain Dupret in the 6th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Stéphane Reine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Stéphane Reine successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Alexandrie CF's Stéphane Reine got control of the ball when Rodolphe Dutartre tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Alexandrie CF's Stéphane Reine got control of the ball when Rodolphe Dutartre tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alexandrie CF's Samir Baguet got a free kick in the 17th minute. Alexandrie CF's Stéphane Reine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolphe Dutartre in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Sam Hamon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Smadja took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stéphane Reine. Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Romain Dupret blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stéphane Reine having to make a save. In the 33rd minute, Sam Hamon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alexandrie CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 40th minute Rodolphe Dutartre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stéphane Reine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stéphane Reine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Le Bihan in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when Sam Hamon made the kick off in the second half. Stéphane Reine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romain Dupret in the 51st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romain Dupret in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stéphane Reine prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 52 minutes, Romain Dupret made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Alexandrie CF's Stéphane Reine tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Alexandrie CF's goal looked a bit too open when Romain Dupret came free, but Stéphane Reine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Danny Belloir made a precise shot to the right of Stéphane Reine. Alexandrie CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Stéphane Reine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolphe Dutartre in the 65th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Rodolphe Dutartre ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stéphane Reine was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Stéphane Reine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolphe Dutartre, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute, Romain Dupret made a precise shot to the right of Stéphane Reine. Alexandrie CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. If Rodolphe Dutartre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandrie CF's Stéphane Reine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romain Dupret in the 89th minute of play. Stéphane Reine came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by En Avant Nikko's Romain Dupret. But to his dismay, Romain Dupret quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. En Avant Nikko's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.