Ménétrol
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5585,
Seating: 1875, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when André Jimenez kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes of play, Ménétrol's André Jimenez made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claes Stenström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Albert Journet struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Claes Stenström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ménétrol. André Jimenez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Claes Stenström made a huge save. 14 minutes into the match, Rallye Team's goal looked a bit too open when André Jimenez came free, but Claes Stenström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Journet in the 19th minute of play forced Rallye Team's goalkeeper Claes Stenström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rallye Team's Joaquim Raison got a free kick in the 20th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Albert Journet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ménétrol's supporters rose to their feet, but Albert Journet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claes Stenström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lemuel Epperson hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Rallye Team's Claes Stenström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Journet in the 30th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Norbert Idoux was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ménétrol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rallye Team the free kick. In the 36th minute, Norbert Idoux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Jimenez in the 41st minute of play forced Rallye Team's goalkeeper Claes Stenström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jason Geneix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Claes Stenström made a huge save. Joaquim Raison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute Albert Journet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Stenström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Baptiste Dano in the 53rd minute of play forced Ménétrol's goalkeeper Rafael Manilan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rallye Team's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Baptiste Dano in the 54th minute. Claes Stenström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Journet, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Baptiste Dano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Rafael Manilan made a huge save. Claes Stenström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jason Geneix, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Rallye Team's goal looked a bit too open when Lemuel Epperson came free, but Claes Stenström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Lemuel Epperson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Stenström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, Jason Geneix ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claes Stenström was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Claes Stenström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Jimenez in the 72nd minute of play. Claes Stenström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jason Geneix, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 79th match minute, Ménétrol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jason Geneix to maneuver through the defense. Claes Stenström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jason Geneix, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Jimenez in the 84th minute of play forced Rallye Team's goalkeeper Claes Stenström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jason Geneix in the 90th minute of play forced Rallye Team's goalkeeper Claes Stenström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Albert Journet came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Ménétrol fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Albert Journet couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, André Jimenez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claes Stenström. Rallye Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Jimenez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Ménétrol walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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