League Play-Off

Plagne
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antonin Pena got the match started through his kick off. If Donald Malezieux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Plagne's zone, Flavien Berthier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gael Franchet came out of the goal and Flavien Berthier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gael Franchet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armand Forel in the 16th minute of the match. Gael Franchet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armand Forel in the 17th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonin Pena in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guillaume Cayol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gael Franchet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavien Berthier, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Michael Coue hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Malcom Chaussinand shot a long shot in the 31st minute and a light blocked Guillaume Cayol hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 1-0. When Kevin Deve fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Plagne's protests and gave Kevin Deve a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Plagne's Kevin Deve got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 37th match minute, Virolle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armand Forel to maneuver through the defense. Jean-Michel Blind recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Jean-Michel Blind came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Plagne 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 Jean-Michel Blind couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Virolle's Joe Jehanno got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Antonin Pena 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Flavien Berthier to strike the kick off in the second half. Flavien Berthier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gael Franchet having to interfere. Jean-Christophe Rouault fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gael Franchet having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Virolle's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Michel Blind came free, but Guillaume Cayol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alban Lambolez hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The long shot by Rudy Dernoncourt in the 78th minute really tested Gael Franchet's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Flavien Berthier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gael Franchet having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Jean-Michel Blind left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Plagne fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Jean-Michel Blind managed to get in a good position for a shot. Plagne's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean-Michel Blind was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guillaume Cayol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jean-Michel Blind received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Guillaume Cayol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Plagne's zone, Flavien Berthier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gael Franchet came out of the goal and Flavien Berthier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Plagne were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Virolle for a fine match.