League

Aux Poteaux Carrés
Spectators: 10867 (Terracing: 8152, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 215) Green Madness's Terry Peysson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, John-Paul Marquant took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Youri Maguet to make any attempt to save it. John-Paul Marquant's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Youri Maguet read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by klide13's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. La Škarpa was slow to take the kick. During this time Green Madness's players had a chance to rest. 11 minutes in the game, John-Paul Marquant fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Youri Maguet having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by John-Paul Marquant in the 17th minute of play forced klide13's goalkeeper Youri Maguet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Bob Curtil in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Green Madness's Philippe Brunel. Marcelino Flor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustave Rat in the 20th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Karim Decottignies got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcelino Flor quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 27 minutes into the match, klide13's goal looked a bit too open when Étienne Cubizolles came free, but Youri Maguet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, klide13's Karim Decottignies got a free kick in the 31st minute. Youri Maguet was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and John-Paul Marquant capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. John-Paul Marquant really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Green Madness's Philippe Brunel managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jerzy Mielak in the 38 minute of the game. Youri Maguet made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Étienne Cubizolles sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by John-Paul Marquant in the 44th minute of play forced klide13's goalkeeper Youri Maguet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The throw-in from Bob Curtil in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Green Madness's Philippe Brunel. After some careless play in the klide13 defense, John-Paul Marquant kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Youri Maguet. The klide13 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Youri Maguet should have stopped the shot. Youri Maguet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from La Škarpa in the 60th minute of play. If John-Paul Marquant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. La Škarpa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Youri Maguet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Étienne Cubizolles during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of klide13 booed when Green Madness was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Étienne Cubizolles didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the game, Gustave Rat recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marcelino Flor. Gustave Rat showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind klide13's goalkeeper Youri Maguet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Green Madness's attentive Philippe Brunel managed to snatch the ball when Bob Curtil made a throw-in in the 71st minute of the game. The throw-in from Jerzy Mielak in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Green Madness's Terry Peysson. 77 minutes into the match, Green Madness's goalkeeper Marcelino Flor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by He Gang Jian. Green Madness's attentive Eugène Riera managed to snatch the ball when Adrien Gaudry made a throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game. The supporters of Green Madness booed when klide13 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Decottignies didn't get a good kick on the ball. Youri Maguet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John-Paul Marquant's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind klide13's goalkeeper Youri Maguet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner ended in Philippe Brunel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but klide13's Youri Maguet did a great save. If John-Paul Marquant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Bob Curtil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Youri Maguet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John-Paul Marquant in the 97th minute of the match. Green Madness walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.