League Play-Off

Stade Pibrac
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gaspard Defontaine took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Forclaz's zone, Gaspard Defontaine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mathys Salem came out of the goal and Gaspard Defontaine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harry Houée's late challenge caught a Forclaz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harry Houée helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes Pibrac got a freekick which was hit by Harry Houée. Patrick Requier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Touche in the 15th minute of play. Blaise Sauvaire's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patrick Requier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Mathys Salem came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Pibrac's Raphaël Banse. But to his dismay, Raphaël Banse quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Raphaël Banses short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Mathys Salem to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 35th minute, Gaspard Defontaine 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. If Raphaël Banse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Forclaz getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Rodolphe Grenard hit a great ball. After 42 minutes of play, Pibrac's Raphaël Banse made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mathys Salem was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pibrac's goalkeeper Patrick Requier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Blaise Sauvaire to make the kick off. Raphaël Banse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mathys Salem having to interfere. Alexandre Touche could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Patrick Requier made a huge save. 68 minutes into the match, Pibrac's goal looked a bit too open when Blaise Sauvaire came free, but Patrick Requier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 played minutes, Forclaz's Baptiste Dollet shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Patrick Requier 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 Forclaz reached it. Alexandre Touche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Patrick Requier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blaise Sauvaire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Requier having to interfere. Mathys Salem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspard Defontaine in the 85th minute of play. Alexandre Touche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Requier having to interfere. Alexandre Touche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Patrick Requier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patrick Requier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blaise Sauvaire's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Forclaz's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.