Prized/Friendly Cup

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Flavian Garcon made the kick off which started today's match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Landrienne fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, Landrienne's Alphonse Malloy got a free kick in the 16th minute. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Landrienne! When the match had been going on for 20 minutes, Rathmore Lime Tree's Ramzi Roulleau got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Walton Swift. 23 minutes into the game, Ramzi Roulleau recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Walton Swift. Ramzi Roulleau showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Rathmore Lime Tree's Ramzi Roulleau got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Walton Swift was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Flavian Garcon capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Flavian Garcon really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. Walton Swift made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramzi Roulleau in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Alix Geoffray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaud Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walton Swift showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavian Garcon in the 54th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pierre-Olivier Auber during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Pierre-Olivier Auber hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavian Garcon in the 59th minute of play forced Landrienne's goalkeeper Walton Swift to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaud Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Walton Swift took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Olivier Auber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mckinley Carver in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Ramzi Roulleau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walton Swift. Landrienne's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramzi Roulleau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 73rd minute, Flavian Garcon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. The supporters of Rathmore Lime Tree booed when Landrienne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cruz Finch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Johan Dufrenne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Walton Swift. Landrienne's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray got control of the ball when Mckinley Carver tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Landrienne's goalkeeper Walton Swift, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Rathmore Lime Tree had won after a very even match.