League Play-Off

Stade Joudrain
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Johan Bonetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johan Bonetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliott Lassus having to interfere. A collision led to Joudrain getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jean-Yves Moro hit a great ball. After 18 played minutes Fourchon got a freekick which was hit by Charlie Réant. After having played for 21 minutes, Johan Bonetti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fourchon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johan Bonetti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carlos Baume's late challenge caught a Fourchon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Baume helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Joudrain getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Carlos Baume hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Johan Bonetti 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. In the 26th match minute, Joudrain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugène Monestier to maneuver through the defense. If Didier Santucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, Joudrain's goal looked a bit too open when Didier Santucci came free, but Eliott Lassus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Johan Bonetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliott Lassus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of Joudrain:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fourchon:s goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romuald George was the one to do the kick off. If Didier Santucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Johan Bonetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Eliott Lassus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Johan Bonetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Didier Santucci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Eliott Lassus made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Bauwens during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Fourchon's Luis Bauwens got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Albert Argentin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charles-Emmanuel Canal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albert Argentin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romuald George, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romuald George fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Argentin having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Joudrain's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Bonetti came free, but Eliott Lassus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romuald George's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albert Argentin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Didier Santucci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Eliott Lassus made a huge save. Charles-Emmanuel Canal took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Albert Argentin. Albert Argentin 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.