Official Cup

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Žan Matto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 minutes, Sam Mistral made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. En Avant Nikko's Luis Douaud tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Žan Matto succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. In the 9th minute, Gaétan Cren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luis Douaud was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 13th minute Sam Mistral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Douaud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Žan Matto struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Luis Douaud didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO. Sam Mistral took the ball and in the 19 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 0-5. After a rather tough play, En Avant Nikko's François Pommier got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After some careless play in the En Avant Nikko defense, Sam Mistral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luis Douaud. The En Avant Nikko fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luis Douaud should have stopped the shot. Luis Douaud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Mistral, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Sam Mistral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis Douaud. En Avant Nikko's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sam Mistral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Luis Douaud didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Žan Matto went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Pierre-Louis Casimir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolphe Dutartre in the 36th minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO got a corner. En Avant Nikko's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pau Pieth ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Pau Pieth almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but En Avant Nikko's Luis Douaud did a great save. In the 43rd match minute, En Avant Nikko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolphe Dutartre to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Žan Matto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. 47 minutes into the match, Žan Matto notched a goal, 0-10, to the right of En Avant Nikko's Luis Douaud. Luis Douaud was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The En Avant Nikko players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO were winning 0-10.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Romain Dupret to strike the kick off in the second half. En Avant Nikko's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Sam Mistral scored to the left of an out of position Luis Douaud, making the score, 0-11. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Žan Matto in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luis Douaud saved En Avant Nikko from getting behind. Sam Mistral received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luis Douaud came out and tried to block the shot, but Sam Mistral slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 63rd minute. In the 67th minute, Sam Mistral 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. François Pommier charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed François Pommier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to En Avant Nikko getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. François Pommier hit a great ball. The long shot by Pau Pieth in the 69th minute really tested Luis Douaud's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 70 minutes into the match, En Avant Nikko's goal looked a bit too open when Žan Matto came free, but Luis Douaud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. En Avant Nikko's Luis Douaud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Mistral in the 72nd minute of play. Luis Douaud was a little too slow when Žan Matto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-14. En Avant Nikko's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Sam Mistral scored to the left of an out of position Luis Douaud, making the score, 0-15. Luis Douaud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Mistral, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sam Mistral in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luis Douaud prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 92 minutes into the game, Thomas Smadja threw the ball into play from the sideline. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Gaétan Cren quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO played a much better game than En Avant Nikko and deserved their victory. The En Avant Nikko players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.