During this 10th day Angers faced and beat Rouen on the score of 3-1. A match that will not have been easy for the Angevin.

Like a lot of football field this weekend, we started this meeting with a minute of silence.

The devils of FC Rouen will start this game with the desire to take the game on their own, they dominate the debates largely by making live the ball throughout the game of field Angevin.

Everything starts very quickly, following the kick-off a deep ball found the attacker of the reds, Sandra Maurice, and the opportunity is given to Clemence Aubert to shine by a nice exit. Following this good start Rouennaises, a free kick from Rigoberte M'Bah found the head of Tiffany Vassant but Clemence Aubert stops this action with a tap.

Angers head under the water but does not drown and this first fifteen minutes is hardly finished that Mathilde Rateau finally gets a ball for the Angevin. It goes up the left half of Rouennaises before hitting but his shot is countered and the ball returns to Manon Leroy concludes this action with a superb shot under the bar goal of Amandine Leulier.

The keeper of Rouen can not do anything at all so this shot was well placed.

Domination has changed sides and it is now Angers that multiplies the attacks without giving any respite to Rouen. Manon Leroy is the main artisan of this rebellion, she strikes a shot above the cross of the goal of the devils before seeing Hélène Basset back a ball to shift it on Aurore Martin. The latter takes this caviar volley, the shot is not strong but it is extremely well placed. The recovery ends on the base of the right post of Amandine Meulier and enters the cages. 2-0 for Angers. The goalkeeper of FC Rouen is definitely not in this half of the first half.

Angers drives the nail ...

The second part of this first half is exciting, it is a succession of opportunity on the part of the two teams. The ball goes very little out of the field and the midfield battle is intense.

The two goalkeepers Clémence Aubert and Amandine Leulier are the main actresses of this new scenario. They repel every opportunity.

But in the 41st, Aurore Martin triggers a powerful shot that lodges under the cross, the copy of the first goal is the doubled. For Amandine Leulier, we can never say two without three so she could not do anything on this first half to stop the strikes of Angevin.

The first half was intense in the game and the Angevin despite a bad first quarter.

A deserved reduction ...

The devils of Rouen restart this game as they did in the first half. They multiply the attacks on the goal of Clemence Aubert and even if Tiffany Vassant sees his shots miss the goal, it persists and ends up finding the flaw. A nice recovery on the right side of defense Angevin and Tiffany Vassant finally enters the surface, she crocheted twice before crossing his shot at the back post. 3-1 for Angers.

This goal is deserved so much this team from Rouen did not let go.

At the hour of play, Tiffany Vassant overflows and she returns for the second time in the area but her action is stopped clean by an excellent tackle by Fiona Cartier.

This second half is the little sister of the first, the two teams are 100% engaged, the ball is rarely stopped and there are very few keys. Everything happens in a good state of mind, the few spectators present at the stadium of the Arceau attend an intense and pleasant match.

Until the final whistle, both teams will not let go.

Aurore Martin for his double, Manon Leroy for the density of his game and Lesceline Lefort for his good calls during all his play time all three well represented the assaults of Angevin.

FC Rouen, Sandra Maurice and Tiffany Vassant, shook the defense of Angers. At another position, Maude Perchey impressed us with her intelligent moves and her technicality at her job. It's a number 6 physical defense and difficult to pass.

For the next day, FC Rouen will receive Issy with ambition to return to the top five.

Angers on his side will challenge Yzeure, solid undefeated leader of this group B in D2. The first place is in play and this match will surely be the most exciting.

Manu Cahu

Photo Credit: E.A.C Photography