League Play-Off

Guînes
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when François-Xavier Lucien took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Guillaume Lescure who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mâcheron's Bixente Mory was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamza Gantier in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bixente Mory prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Mâcheron getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ahmid Idoux hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rachid Montero got free with Bixente Mory in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 20 in the game by Rachid Montero from a close distance when the talented Bixente Mory managed to make a qualified save. Mâcheron's players were relieved. 21 minutes into the match, Mâcheron's goal looked a bit too open when François-Xavier Lucien came free, but Bixente Mory reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Hamza Gantier 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. Bixente Mory made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillaume Lescure in the 28th minute of play. With his leg Bixente Mory managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Guînes's Hamza Gantier fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by François-Xavier Lucien in the 33rd minute of play forced Mâcheron's goalkeeper Bixente Mory to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Mâcheron's Marcel Couzon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrien Renaut narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Remi Lagrange had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrien Renaut. Guînes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Remi Lagrange was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 45th minute François-Xavier Lucien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bixente Mory saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rachid Monteros short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Bixente Mory to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The Guînes players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mâcheron were winning 0-1.

55 minutes into the game, Guînes's François-Xavier Lucien nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bixente Mory made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If François-Xavier Lucien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamza Gantier in the 64th minute of play forced Mâcheron's goalkeeper Bixente Mory to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes, Aurelien Lamarque mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mâcheron and the Guînes players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aurelien Lamarque kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Adrien Renaut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Couzon in the 70th minute of play. Guînes's Adrien Renaut proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Guînes from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the game, François-Xavier Lucien was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guînes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mâcheron the free kick. In the 76th match minute, Guînes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by François-Xavier Lucien to maneuver through the defense. Bixente Mory made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rachid Montero in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Valerien Brandon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. François-Xavier Lucien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Bixente Mory tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bixente Mory took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Lescure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marouane Yon hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Dilan Riviere missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 89 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Adrien Renaut right hand side. The referee gave Guînes a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by François-Xavier Lucien, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mâcheron's Bixente Mory. 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Guillaume Lescure managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guînes's supporters rose to their feet, but Guillaume Lescure was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bixente Mory breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marc Decoux kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match.