League Play-Off

Sciez
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tommy Cuenot started the match with the kick off. Alix Pernot got in the 2nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Fred Tarin handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Charly Debrie charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charly Debrie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 4 minutes into the game, one of Sciez:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Sciez's Ilan Hayot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Cuenot in the 9th minute of play. When Jerome Barat came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Sciez fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jerome Barat couldn't finish the play. Willy Pothier kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Sciez's Alix Pernot got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, Sciez's Alix Pernot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fred Tarin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 32 minutes into the game, Passy's Tommy Cuenot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilan Hayot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Bob Gandon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilan Hayot was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. If Alix Pernot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerome Barat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute Tommy Cuenot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilan Hayot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Pierre Legay fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sciez's protests and gave Pierre Legay a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sciez's Pierre Legay got a free kick in the 46th minute. When Bob Gandon came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Passy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bob Gandon couldn't finish the play.

Tommy Cuenot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilan Hayot having to interfere. If Bob Gandon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fred Tarin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerome Barat in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Passy's goal looked a bit too open when Alix Pernot came free, but Fred Tarin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bob Gandon scored 0-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilan Hayot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fred Tarin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alix Pernot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 79th minute of the match Willy Pothier completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Willy Pothier a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 79th minute, Willy Pothier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alix Pernot came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Sciez fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alix Pernot couldn't finish the play. If Bob Gandon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Passy's Bob Gandon got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alix Pernot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Passy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Passy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.