League Play-Off

Gorre
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tristan Bonny got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 8 minutes, Salomon Gourves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caucherie's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salomon Gourves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Merlin Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salomon Gourves in the 10th minute of the match. When Omar Sulpice came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Caucherie 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 Omar Sulpice couldn't finish the play. Tristan Bonny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Merlin Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Sulpice in the 24th minute of play. Omar Sulpice recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salomon Gourves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Merlin Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mathis Trochon came free with the goalkeeper in the 31st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Louis Galopin could save by the left post. Gorre's Merlin Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salomon Gourves in the 33rd minute of play. Merlin Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Sulpice in the 39th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamza Sénéchal during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hamza Sénéchal hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Omar Sulpice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Salomon Gourves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Caucherie were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Salomon Gourves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Salomon Gourves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caucherie's supporters rose to their feet, but Salomon Gourves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Merlin Marquez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Merlin Marquez was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Salomon Gourves capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Salomon Gourves really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Omar Sulpice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathis Trochon in the 70th minute of play forced Caucherie's goalkeeper Louis Galopin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Mathis Trochon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gorre's Merlin Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salomon Gourves in the 78th minute of play. Gilles Cruchet charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilles Cruchet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gilles Cruchet kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Merlin Marquez made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Omar Sulpice sent off a good shot on target. Merlin Marquez made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Omar Sulpice sent off a good shot on target. Omar Sulpice 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. In the last second Merlin Marquez throw himself and got hold of the ball when Salomon Gourves in the 85thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After having played for 91 minutes, Omar Sulpice managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caucherie's supporters crossed their fingers, but Omar Sulpice was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Salomon Gourves came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Caucherie 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 Salomon Gourves couldn't finish the play. In the 97th minute, Salomon Gourves reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Merlin Marquez. The goal made the score 1-3. When the match was over Caucherie could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gorre throughout the match.