League Play-Off

Stade Bousbach
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Florent Malard took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florent Malard in the 6th minute of play forced Bousbach's goalkeeper Désiré Guyet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Désiré Guyet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florent Malard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolphe Charret showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Martelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Bruno Mennesson charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Mennesson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 13 played minutes Englos got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Mennesson. Englos's Rodolphe Charret played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Martelli in the 21st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Romeo Martelli took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Rodolphe Charret to make any attempt to save it. Bousbach's Désiré Guyet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florent Malard in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Florent Malard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Englos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Rodolphe Charret made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Martin Durieu sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th minute Romeo Martelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolphe Charret saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gauthier Rideau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Désiré Guyet having to interfere. Bousbach's Désiré Guyet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gauthier Rideau in the 45th minute of play. Gauthier Rideau scored 1-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Désiré Guyet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Englos were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 60th minute, Martin Durieu 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. When Bousbach's Romeo Martelli in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Englos's goalie prevented a goal. Martin Durieu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolphe Charret having to interfere. Alexis Le Strat charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexis Le Strat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alexis Le Strat hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Bousbach's Willy Cailliau broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Désiré Guyet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florent Malard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gauthier Rideau took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Désiré Guyet. Désiré Guyet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. After 81 played minutes Englos got a freekick which was hit by Hocine Cabot. A collision led to Bousbach getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Romeo Martelli hit a great ball. Désiré Guyet made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Gauthier Rideau sent off a good shot on target. Désiré Guyet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florent Malard, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Englos's Alexis Le Strat suffered a sore thigh after 94 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Christophe Bonnafoux fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bousbach's protests and gave Christophe Bonnafoux a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Christophe Bonnafoux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bousbach's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sofiane Dubosc was slow to take the kick. During this time Englos's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Hocine Cabot almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bousbach's Désiré Guyet did a great save. The Englos players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.