League Play-Off

Cendre
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thierry Labarbe took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cendre's Pierre-Olivier Helias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philibert Couprie in the 4th minute of play. After some careless play in the Cendre defense, Philibert Couprie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pierre-Olivier Helias. The Cendre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pierre-Olivier Helias should have stopped the shot. Pierre-Olivier Helias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bakary Segond in the 12th minute of play. If Thibault Marcou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Cendre's zone, Philibert Couprie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pierre-Olivier Helias came out of the goal and Philibert Couprie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Éric Pesnel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Labarbe in the 28th minute of the match. Thierry Labarbe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Faustin Moyse could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Éric Pesnel made a huge save. Gabin Devoucoux kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 45th minute Bakary Segond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Olivier Helias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bakary Segond to make the kick off. Pierre-Olivier Helias made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Philibert Couprie sent off a good shot on target. Pierre-Olivier Helias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bakary Segond in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Faustin Moyse made a precise shot to the right of Éric Pesnel. Villepreux's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 60 minutes into the match, Philibert Couprie dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pierre-Olivier Helias, 1-2. Éric Pesnel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Faustin Moyse went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Philibert Couprie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Pierre-Olivier Helias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, Jean-Michel Choquet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cendre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villepreux the free kick. Bakary Segond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pierre-Olivier Helias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bakary Segond's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Philibert Couprie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bixente Courtade kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. 92 minutes into the game, Villepreux's Philibert Couprie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pierre-Olivier Helias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Mathis Vaille hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Cendre supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Villepreux's performance. The match ended with a win for Villepreux.