Official Cup

Barn Owl Field
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hamid Mermet took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul-Henri Gayraud in the 4th minute of play forced Los Feroces's goalkeeper Bruno Dugast to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sylvain Jamot fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Feroces's protests and gave Sylvain Jamot a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the Los Feroces defense, Adil Magaud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Dugast. The Los Feroces fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Dugast should have stopped the shot. During the 27th minute of the match Sylvain Jamot completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Sylvain Jamot a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 28th match minute, Los Feroces was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylvain Jamot to maneuver through the defense. Los Feroces's Bruno Dugast played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adil Magaud in the 29th minute of play. Éloi Le Calvez charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Éloi Le Calvez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Éloi Le Calvez got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Karim Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Bruno Dugast tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Boullet to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's goal looked a bit too open when Marc-Aurèle Moine came free, but Sofyane Valognes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Karim Cosme 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Rathmore Lime Tree's Georges Labarthe was substituted for Paul-Henri Gayraud. The wind increased when Karim Cosme made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Los Feroces's zone, Karim Cosme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Dugast came out of the goal and Karim Cosme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Fernand Rouland replaced Karim Cosme. Los Feroces's Bruno Dugast played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernand Rouland in the 68th minute of play. Bruno Dugast took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernand Rouland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Los Feroces's goal looked a bit too open when Fernand Rouland came free, but Bruno Dugast reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Christophe Reibel fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rathmore Lime Tree's protests and gave Christophe Reibel a yellow card for diving instead. Christophe Reibel kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 81 minutes of play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Fernand Rouland made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Dugast was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Los Feroces's Bruno Dugast got control of the ball when Adil Magaud tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bruno Dugast was a little too slow when Fernand Rouland got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 0-6. Rathmore Lime Tree's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.