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Alexandre TROPENAS
Spectators: 7957 (Terracing: 5969, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ferrière in the 3rd minute of play forced Nancy's goalkeeper Gage Keng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentinos Leontakos hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Johan Dufrene from long distance, 10 minutes into the match, got Gage Keng's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Gage Keng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ferrière in the 17th minute of play. In the 21st minute Robert Ferrière shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gage Keng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gage Keng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ferrière in the 23rd minute of play. When Grégory Pille came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Nancy 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 Grégory Pille couldn't finish the play. US Montélimar's Noé Derville got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Nancy getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Valentinos Leontakos hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Noé Derville made a precise shot to the right of Gage Keng. Nancy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

52 minutes into the match, Nancy's goal looked a bit too open when Noé Derville came free, but Gage Keng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute Noé Derville shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gage Keng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gage Keng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ferrière, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gage Keng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ferrière in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Robert Ferrière left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The US Montélimar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Gage Keng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ferrière, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gage Keng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noé Derville in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noé Derville in the 68th minute of play forced Nancy's goalkeeper Gage Keng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gage Keng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ferrière in the 71st minute of the match. Nathanaël Gracia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daryl Jonquet having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, Salomon Depoilly was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nancy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave US Montélimar the free kick. Salomon Depoilly kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Robert Ferrière scored 3-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gage Keng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gage Keng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noé Derville in the 90th minute of the match. Nancy's Gage Keng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ferrière in the 93rd minute of play. Robert Ferrière sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. US Montélimar's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.