League Play-Off

Stade Gergaudière
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jean-Baptiste Bernardin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Felix Carnet came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Bardelle's Jean-Baptiste Bernardin. But to his dismay, Jean-Baptiste Bernardin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Jean-Baptiste Bernardin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bardelle's Fernand Prince got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anatole Vernhes took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thomas Coquerelle. Thomas Coquerelle dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Fernand Prince received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Felix Carnet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pascal Francais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Coquerelle having to interfere. Felix Carnet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Fritsch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernand Prince sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 46 played minutes Bardelle got a freekick which was hit by Laurent Pelissier. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

53 minutes into the match, Bardelle's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Paul Bon came free, but Thomas Coquerelle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Jean-Baptiste Bernardin sped through Gergaudière's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Felix Carnet. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Jean-Paul Bon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gergaudière's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean-Paul Bon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Coquerelle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Bardelle defense, Pascal Francais kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Coquerelle. The Bardelle fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Coquerelle should have stopped the shot. In the 69th minute, Jean-Paul Bon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Jean-Paul Bon made a precise shot to the right of Thomas Coquerelle. Bardelle's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. In the 77th minute, Fernand Prince hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jean-Baptiste Bernardin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Carnet having to interfere. Thomas Coquerelle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Francais in the 85th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Fernand Prince managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bardelle's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernand Prince was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felix Carnet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Jean-Baptiste Bernardin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bardelle players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gergaudière.