League Play-Off

Stade Lucinges
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lucinges's Germain Giroux started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 7 played minutes Lucinges's Rodrigo Lotz stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Luc Hadjadj stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Alleyriat of the goal. Luc Hadjadj made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Rodrigo Lotz sent off a good shot on target. Luc Hadjadj stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Germain Giroux's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Germain Giroux 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. Rodrigo Lotz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luc Hadjadj having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Alleyriat's goal looked a bit too open when Germain Giroux came free, but Luc Hadjadj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jordan Faucher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucinges's René Beaufrère played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jordan Faucher in the 31st minute of play. If Jordan Faucher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salim Canonne kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Alleyriat's zone, Rodrigo Lotz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luc Hadjadj came out of the goal and Rodrigo Lotz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Germain Giroux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zinedine Le Texier's late challenge caught a Lucinges's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zinedine Le Texier helped the player get up and apologised. Rodrigo Lotz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Alleyriat's Luc Hadjadj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Germain Giroux in the 53rd minute of play. Lucinges's Germain Giroux got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 60 minutes, Jordan Faucher made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lucinges's René Beaufrère tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zinedine Le Texier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. René Beaufrère tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. René Beaufrère showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zinedine Le Texier in the 69th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Rodrigo Lotz made a precise shot to the right of Luc Hadjadj. Alleyriat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. René Beaufrère took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinedine Le Texier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jordan Faucher in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of René Beaufrère, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 80 minutes into the game, Alleyriat's Jordan Faucher nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. René Beaufrère made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 92 minutes into the match, Lucinges's goalkeeper René Beaufrère had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jordan Faucher. The Alleyriat supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Alleyriat would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.