Official Cup

Stade Félix Bollaert
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Isaac Selatse made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, CENTAURO's Iker Abalos got control of the ball when Kylian Wiart tried to sneak it across the goal line. CENTAURO's Iker Abalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save CENTAURO from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Batiste Botella got free with Iker Abalos in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute of the match Herblay got a corner. CENTAURO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joe Grosso ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Herblay's corner Joe Grosso fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iker Abalos quite easily take care of the ball. Gustave Héron came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by CENTAURO's Isaac Selatse. But to his dismay, Isaac Selatse quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to CENTAURO getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jaime Isauro hit a great ball. Baltasar Oxarra's late challenge caught a Herblay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baltasar Oxarra helped the player get up and apologised. Iker Abalos was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Éthan Plantade. Batiste Botella's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Iker Abalos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 21stth minute of the game Batiste Botella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CENTAURO's Iker Abalos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute of the match Herblay got a corner. CENTAURO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joe Grosso ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Joe Grosso got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Iker Abalos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 23 minutes into the game, Evelio Sasoin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CENTAURO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Herblay the free kick. The supporters of Herblay booed when CENTAURO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evelio Sasoin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Herblay were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after CENTAURO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joe Grosso took the corner. The corner ended in Joe Grosso almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CENTAURO's Iker Abalos did a great save. In the 33rd match minute, CENTAURO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidio Rivero to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Kylian Wiart could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Iker Abalos however easily saved by the left post. In the 38th minute of the match Herblay got a corner. CENTAURO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joe Grosso ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Herblay's corner Joe Grosso fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iker Abalos quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudio Franco in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gustave Héron prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Damaso Fase kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to Herblay getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Ryan Hellec hit a great ball. After the first half CENTAURO were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kylian Wiart was the one to do the kick off. When Éthan Plantade fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herblay's protests and gave Éthan Plantade a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Herblay getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Éthan Plantade hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudio Franco during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th match minute, CENTAURO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Franco to maneuver through the defense. After 56 played minutes Herblay got a freekick which was hit by Damaso Fase. 59 minutes into the game, Herblay's Batiste Botella nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iker Abalos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Joe Grosso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Herblay booed when CENTAURO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Isauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ovidio Rivero hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batiste Botella in the 69th minute of play forced CENTAURO's goalkeeper Iker Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of CENTAURO:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Herblay:s goal. 2-1 came in the 72nd minute when Batiste Botella all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Iker Abalos. Gustave Héron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Franco in the 77th minute of the match. CENTAURO's Iker Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kylian Wiart in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of Herblay booed when CENTAURO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidio Rivero didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Kylian Wiart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iker Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batiste Botella in the 85th minute of play. After 89 minutes of play, Herblay's Kylian Wiart made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iker Abalos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iker Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kylian Wiart in the 95th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Batiste Botella sped through CENTAURO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iker Abalos. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Herblay fully deserved thier win.