League

Stade Santes
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stanislas Bagot made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Pélicans FC's Marc-Aurèle Nortier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christopher Magne made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Santes's Christopher Magne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislas Bagot in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc-Aurèle Nortier in the 13th minute of play forced Santes's goalkeeper Christopher Magne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christopher Magne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bart Anelka in the 17th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Marc-Aurèle Nortier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Magne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Stanislas Bagot notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Santes's Christopher Magne. Christopher Magne was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Christopher Magne came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Pélicans FC's Stanislas Bagot. But to his dismay, Stanislas Bagot quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 30 minutes into the game, Pélicans FC's Grégory Trevisan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christopher Magne made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Christian Rabut kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Christopher Magne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grégory Trevisan in the 39th minute of play. In the 45th match minute, Pélicans FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Bigot to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, Santes's goal looked a bit too open when Marc-Aurèle Nortier came free, but Christopher Magne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Santes players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pélicans FC were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Rabut to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Santes's goalkeeper Christopher Magne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Léopold Billet. Santes's Christopher Magne proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Santes from getting a goal against them. Christopher Magne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grégory Trevisan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute Hamid Schmitt suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Pélicans FC made a substitution. Dylan Le Baron replaced Hamid Schmitt. After 64 played minutes Santes got a freekick which was hit by Ramzi Courtin. Édouard Delecourt charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Édouard Delecourt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute Marc-Aurèle Nortier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Magne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Santes's goalkeeper Christopher Magne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanislas Bagot. After 82 minutes of play Santes's Fabien Nouaille was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 83 played minutes Santes got a freekick which was hit by Fabien Nouaille. Santes's Christopher Magne proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Santes from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the match, Santes's goalkeeper Christopher Magne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grégory Trevisan. A collision led to Santes getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Édouard Delecourt hit a great ball. Christopher Magne was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bart Anelka showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 93 minute of play. The Santes fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pélicans FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.