Official Cup

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Sofyane Valognes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Pascucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Edoardo Pascucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofyane Valognes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merceron United were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Rathmore Lime Tree's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Milosz Waselenczuk took the corner. The corner led Merceron United's Fedele Bassi to a score. 0-1 in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Cosme in the 15th minute of play forced Merceron United's goalkeeper Daniele Bucciarelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Bilal Hédin got a free kick in the 21st minute. When Merceron United's Dinei Fernandez in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rathmore Lime Tree's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 28 minutes, Dinei Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merceron United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dinei Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bilal Hédin charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bilal Hédin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilal Hédin to maneuver through the defense. Fedele Bassi kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Daniele Bucciarelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, Dinei Fernandez notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes. Sofyane Valognes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Sofyane Valognes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 47 played minutes Merceron United got a freekick which was hit by Antonello Falone. Rathmore Lime Tree's Georges Labarthe was substituted for Paul-Henri Gayraud. After a rather tough play, Merceron United's Antonello Falone got a free kick in the 49th minute.

The wind increased when Karim Cosme made the kick off in the second half. Daniele Bucciarelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adil Magaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 61 minutes, Dinei Fernandez made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Fernand Rouland replaced Karim Cosme. Sofyane Valognes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edoardo Pascucci showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 68 minute of play. Dinei Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute Adil Magaud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniele Bucciarelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jim Belloir hit a great ball. With a little luck, Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes got control of the ball when Dinei Fernandez tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Merceron United booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jim Belloir didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Merceron United's Dinei Fernandez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sofyane Valognes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Dinei Fernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Merceron United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Dinei Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofyane Valognes having to interfere. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 0-13 when Dinei Fernandez sped through Rathmore Lime Tree's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sofyane Valognes. When the final whistle sounded Merceron United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rathmore Lime Tree.