St. Michel is still searching for their first win after 3 rounds, while St. Louis continues to build momentum, recording three consecutive wins in the league and scoring a total of ten goals. The match began with St. Louis dominating possession and controlling the play in the first half. Despite their strong performance, they went into the half-time break with the score at 0-0. The first real chance came in the 5th minute when St. Louis struck the crossbar, signalling their intent early on.
In the second half, St. Michel improved their performance compared to the first half but still struggled to keep pace with St. Louis. The breakthrough came just four minutes after the restart, when Gervais Waye-Hive scored a free-kick in the 49th minute, unlocking the St. Michel defence. Just six minutes later, Justin Riaze doubled the lead for St. Louis, making it 0-2. The third goal followed shortly after, with Darrel Damoo finding the net in the 57th minute, which made it clear that the three points were heading to St. Louis.
Man of the Match is St. Louis #18 Tahiry, as announced on St. Louis‘ social media accounts following the derby.
St. Michel managed to pull one back in the 66th minute when Raj Anacoura converted a penalty. However, this was all they could muster as they continued to struggle against the dominant St. Louis side.
The match was a typical derby, filled with intensity and a physical edge, resulting in five yellow cards for players and one for the St. Michel bench. It is worth noting that the same referee recently issued a yellow card to the Rovers bench and 2 red cards to the Bel Air bench on the same day. While some may question the necessity of these cards, the referee clearly has his principles and maintains consistency in his officiating.
Overall, despite their defeat, St. Michel will need to regroup and find a way to convert their efforts into points in upcoming matches. Meanwhile, St. Louis will aim to build on their winning streak as they continue to impress in the league.
St. Michel Starting XI:
16 Kidron Aubrey Ladouceur
4 Daryl Bertrand N Andres Louise
5 Julio Brown
9 Francis Rafaralahy
10 Jean-Yves Ernesta
11 Raj Anacoura
13 Raphael Madeleine
19 Soloniaina Philemon Ratovonanahary
20 Elie Sopha
22 Andrew Onezia
27 Guillio Suzette
St. Louis Starting XI:
1 Lalain’arinjaka Michel Ramandimbisoa
11 Gervais Trevor Rembert Waye-Hive
4 Justin Clievy Stephen Riaze
7 Darrel Damoo
8 Lorenzo Adrien Hoareau
9 Toky Nantenaina Mickael Jonathan Rakotondrasoa
13 Charles Rakoto
17 Imra Raheriniaina
18 Tahiry Andriamandimby
19 Ahmed Maurice
30 Nick France Labiche
Substitutes:
1 Joshua Jean-Yves Danio Vangadasamy
6 Del Pierror Iary Mahaosy
7 Anthonyo Rabetafita
12 Jaden Michael Humphrey Larue
14 Ron Barbe
15 Yannick Hubert Manoo
17 Rafaelo Cecile
28 Jaiden Kris Will Bamboche
Substitutes:
2 Danny Jean Madeleine
3 Darrel Lesperance
5 Stan Esther
6 Johan Peter Bernice Gamatice
10 Darian Hoareau
15 Dayne Jean-Baptiste
23 Darren Colin Anaou
25 Mike Marcus Lesperance
26 Harim Radegonde
