League Play-Off

Stade Rieulay
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hassan Delon got the match started through his kick off. Johan Rouzier kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 9th minute of the match Jean-François Morisse shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Matheo Chaudier showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rieulay's goalkeeper Matheo Chaudier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hassan Delon 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. Bernard Fofana struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Matheo Goulet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rieulay. If Yves Perisse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 played minutes Yves Perisse rounded Houppeville's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernard Fofana got free with Matheo Goulet in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erwin Agnel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matheo Chaudier having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Erwin Agnel 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. After 30 played minutes Rieulay got a freekick which was hit by Ilan Bruneau. In the 31st minute, Hassan Delon 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. Matheo Chaudier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hassan Delon's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rieulay's zone, Erwin Agnel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matheo Chaudier came out of the goal and Erwin Agnel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matheo Chaudier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hassan Delon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erwin Agnel might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matheo Chaudier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erwin Agnel ran back to his position shaking his head. Bernard Fofana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Yves Perisse made the kick off in the second half. Erwin Agnel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Matheo Chaudier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hassan Delon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matheo Chaudier having to interfere. Houppeville's Matheo Goulet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Fofana in the 58th minute of play. If Yves Perisse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lorenzo Moretto during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Bernard Fofana put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Matheo Goulet. In the 68th minute Bernard Fofana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matheo Goulet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Hassan Delon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Matheo Chaudier. That made the score 2-1 in the 70 minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Rieulay's Yves Perisse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matheo Goulet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Matheo Chaudier made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erwin Agnel in the 77th minute. If Erwin Agnel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Houppeville's Erwin Agnel got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Houppeville's Hassan Delon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matheo Chaudier. That made the score 3-2 after 87 minutes of play. Hassan Delon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 92 minutes of play, Rieulay's Bernard Fofana made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matheo Goulet was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Rieulay were victorious despite being under pressure from Houppeville for much of the match.