League Play-Off

Stade de Lenfer
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Nantes FC's Lenny Soula got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Jean-Yves Dordain shot a long shot in the 3rd minute and a light blocked Mohamed Luciani hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-1. Clément Lachaize made in the 7th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Modeste Marbach. Pavel Chivu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irakliy Kurennov in the 10th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Nantes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Murillo Kepa came free, but Mohamed Luciani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game was made by Clément Lachaize with Philibert Geneau as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The supporters of massïlia booed when Nantes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc Agniel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nantes FC's Mohamed Luciani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louison Le Boucher in the 33rd minute of play. Mohamed Luciani came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by massïlia's Louison Le Boucher. But to his dismay, Louison Le Boucher quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Mohamed Luciani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jochen Sommerhalder, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sidney Bessou during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, massïlia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidney Bessou to maneuver through the defense. Joseph Leperlier charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joseph Leperlier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, one of massïlia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for massïlia. Nantes FCs' Pavel Chivu made a terrific save as he just managed to stop Lenny Soulas penalty just before it crossed the line at his left post.

The wind increased when Jochen Sommerhalder made the kick off in the second half. massïlia's Pavel Chivu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irakliy Kurennov in the 53rd minute of play. Jochen Sommerhalder who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Mohamed Luciani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mohamed Luciani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jochen Sommerhalder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of massïlia booed when Nantes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philibert Geneau didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute, Sidney Bessou 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. Nantes FC's Mohamed Luciani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jochen Sommerhalder in the 66th minute of play. Pavel Chivu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irakliy Kurennov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohamed Luciani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jochen Sommerhalder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, massïlia's Murillo Kepa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mohamed Luciani. Mohamed Luciani yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. A collision led to massïlia getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Patrice Lelarge hit a great ball. Pavel Chivu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lenny Soula in the 82nd minute of the match. If Murillo Kepa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irakliy Kurennov in the 89th minute of play forced massïlia's goalkeeper Pavel Chivu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Murillo Kepa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded massïlia left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Nantes FC.