Official Cup

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pablo Sayvion got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Mans's Rudy Daumont got a free kick in the 5th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Pablo Sayvion managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ψ virgen Ψ's supporters rose to their feet, but Pablo Sayvion was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilan Saudrais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonas Paskal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Sébastien Defaux in the 8th minute of play. If Roland Ageorges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 15 minutes, Djibril Pourcelot mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mans and the Ψ virgen Ψ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ψ virgen Ψ booed when Mans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djibril Pourcelot didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilan Saudrais came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Ψ virgen Ψ's Pablo Sayvion. But to his dismay, Pablo Sayvion quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Ψ virgen Ψ's Pablo Sayvion in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mans's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gauthier Pasquereau during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st minute, Gauthier Pasquereau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fausto Gonzales received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ilan Saudrais came out and tried to block the shot, but Fausto Gonzales slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 26th minute. Ilan Saudrais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Sayvion in the 29th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Mans's goalkeeper Ilan Saudrais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Sayvion. Jonas Paskal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Sébastien Defaux in the 34th minute of play. A collision led to Mans getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Alexandre Bonnet hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pablo Sayvion got free with Ilan Saudrais in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th minute, Mauricio Tolino made a precise shot to the right of Ilan Saudrais. Mans's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Sayvion in the 43rd minute of play forced Mans's goalkeeper Ilan Saudrais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jean-Sébastien Defaux to strike the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Pablo Sayvion had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilan Saudrais. Mans's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pablo Sayvion was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ludovic Russier during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Ludovic Russier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Pes in the 62nd minute of play forced Mans's goalkeeper Ilan Saudrais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilan Saudrais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Gonzales in the 64th minute of play. Mans's Ilan Saudrais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blas Espiridion in the 66th minute of play. Jonas Paskal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Cavalier, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Mans's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Espiridion came free, but Ilan Saudrais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Pablo Sayvion put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ilan Saudrais. Jean-Sébastien Defaux's late challenge caught a Ψ virgen Ψ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jean-Sébastien Defaux helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute, Jean-Sébastien Defaux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Pablo Sayvion ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilan Saudrais was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 83rd minute, Pablo Sayvion got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Sébastien Defaux in the 85th minute of play forced Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Jonas Paskal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilan Saudrais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Sayvion, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Ilan Saudrais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Sayvion in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Mans getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ludovic Russier hit a great ball. 95 minutes into the match, Anthony Cavalier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonas Paskal. Ψ virgen Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anthony Cavalier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. When the referee ended the match the Ψ virgen Ψ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.