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Stade Soucy
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Quentin Méric kicked off to start the match. If Ferdinand Poupart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdinand Poupart struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Romaric Metz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Graibusson. John-David Desmars kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Flavien Lenne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quentin Méric in the 17th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Quentin Méric ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavien Lenne was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 20 played minutes Soucy got a freekick which was hit by Célestin Poirson. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of Soucy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Graibusson:s goal. 33 minutes into the match, Graibusson's goalkeeper Flavien Lenne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Célestin Poirson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kilian Bringuier in the 35th minute of play forced Soucy's goalkeeper Romaric Metz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Graibusson's Flavien Lenne got control of the ball when Moïse Gagliardi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Moïse Gagliardi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavien Lenne having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Quentin Méric's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavien Lenne was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. If Ferdinand Poupart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kilian Bringuier stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Graibusson were awarded a corner. Bérenger Blonde went to the cornerflag to take it. Ferdinand Poupart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Romaric Metz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, John-David Desmars hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Méric in the 63rd minute of play forced Graibusson's goalkeeper Flavien Lenne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Rodolphe Banchereau had to leave the field with a concussion. Roland Bonnetain's late challenge caught a Graibusson's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roland Bonnetain helped the player get up and apologised. Roland Bonnetain kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Florent Parot hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Moïse Gagliardi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Soucy's supporters rose to their feet, but Moïse Gagliardi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavien Lenne breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Soucy booed when Graibusson was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinand Poupart didn't get a good kick on the ball. Quentin Méric sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Moïse Gagliardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Quentin Méric came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Soucy 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 Quentin Méric couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the Soucy players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.