League Play-Off

Stade Macully
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute Thibaut Perthuis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Fourquet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Amiens fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Amiens's Dimitri Sellin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Daniel Bernardi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacob Baillif was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. A hard shot by Geoffroy Fontenelle from long distance, 29 minutes into the match, got Martin Fourquet's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Bruno Ricordel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Martin Fourquet made a huge save. Daniel Bernardi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Bernardi to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 52 minutes into the game, when Bertrand Fradin put in a rough tackle. After 51 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Macully! Bruno Ricordel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Martin Fourquet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Eymeric Reynal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 61 played minutes, Macully's Leon Euvrard shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Martin Fourquet came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Macully reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Bernardi in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacob Baillif prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 69 minutes into the match, Macully's goalkeeper Jacob Baillif had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimitri Sellin. Dimitri Sellin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacob Baillif having to interfere. If Bruno Ricordel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Dimitri Sellin came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Amiens 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 Dimitri Sellin couldn't finish the play. If Victorien Cabrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martin Fourquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Ricordel in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Emeric Mathey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Amiens supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Amiens would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.