League Play-Off

Rots
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Alexandre Kiffer started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, Rots was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Vinay to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute, Victorien Dominici 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. A collision led to Rots getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Moise Lancelle hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Victorien Dominici managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dugny's supporters rose to their feet, but Victorien Dominici was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaetan Chabalier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gaetan Chabalier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorien Dominici, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Dugny's Victorien Dominici nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gaetan Chabalier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Axel Montel hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Raoul Coiffards short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Christopher Gergaud to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gaetan Chabalier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damien Picault in the 29th minute of the match. Christopher Gergaud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Kiffer in the 30th minute of play. Pascal Cosse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Kiffer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Christopher Gergaud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rots's Gaetan Chabalier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damien Picault in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascal Cosse in the 44th minute of play forced Rots's goalkeeper Gaetan Chabalier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Damien Picault stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Octave Lottin was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 54 minutes into the match. Gaetan Chabalier had in the 56thth minute some difficulties stopping Victorien Dominici's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 0-2 came in the 56th minute when Victorien Dominici all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Gaetan Chabalier. Gaetan Chabalier made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Pascal Cosse sent off a good shot on target. If Damien Picault had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damien Picault in the 73rd minute of play forced Rots's goalkeeper Gaetan Chabalier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascal Cosse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Gaetan Chabalier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damien Picault during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Rots booed when Dugny was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damien Picault didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damien Picault struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Gaetan Chabalier didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dugny. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dugny's goalkeeper Christopher Gergaud, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gaetan Chabalier came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Dugny's Damien Picault. But to his dismay, Damien Picault quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. A hard shot 96 in the game by Pascal Cosse from a close distance when the talented Gaetan Chabalier managed to make a qualified save. Rots's players were relieved. Pascal Cosse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Gaetan Chabalier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dugny's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.