League Play-Off

Stade Gargenville
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Germain Danis started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Xeuilley got a freekick which was hit by Elias Hernandez. 6 minutes into the match, Sidney Ibanez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gargenville's Bixente Russo. Bixente Russo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pierre-Olivier Pigot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bixente Russo having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Sidney Ibanez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xeuilley's supporters rose to their feet, but Sidney Ibanez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bixente Russo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Gargenville booed when Xeuilley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Léopold Ventura didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Gargenville's Faouzi Linossier threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Germain Danis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sidney Ibanez took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bixente Russo. Bixente Russo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Sidney Ibanez notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Gargenville's Bixente Russo. Bixente Russo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Faouzi Linossier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germain Danis, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Gargenville's goal looked a bit too open when Sidney Ibanez came free, but Bixente Russo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Geoffrey Frantz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faouzi Linossier made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Geoffrey Frantz sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Germain Danis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gargenville's supporters rose to their feet, but Germain Danis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faouzi Linossier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Faouzi Linossier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Germain Danis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Ibanez in the 48th minute of play forced Gargenville's goalkeeper Bixente Russo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Sidney Ibanez made the kick off in the second half. When Pierre-Olivier Pigot came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Xeuilley 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 Pierre-Olivier Pigot couldn't finish the play. Bixente Russo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Ibanez in the 56th minute of the match. Gargenville's Bixente Russo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Gargenville from getting a goal against them. When Gargenville's Germain Danis in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Xeuilley's goalie prevented a goal. 63 minutes into the match, Gargenville's Germain Danis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faouzi Linossier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Xeuilley's goal looked a bit too open when Geoffrey Frantz came free, but Faouzi Linossier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Germain Danis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Linossier having to interfere. Pierre-Olivier Pigot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geoffrey Frantz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Gargenville supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Xeuilley's performance. The match ended with a win for Xeuilley.