League Play-Off

Sablot
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Baptiste Chaumeil started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Sablot's zone, Baptiste Chaumeil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Madjid Crespy came out of the goal and Baptiste Chaumeil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bixente Floquet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Jean-Marc Griot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, Boël was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Titouan Toutain to maneuver through the defense. When Tony Franck came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Sablot 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 Tony Franck couldn't finish the play. Djimmy Allemand kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Madjid Crespy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baptiste Chaumeil in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Sablot getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Pierre-Loup Lachaux hit a great ball. If Baptiste Chaumeil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baptiste Chaumeil might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Madjid Crespy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baptiste Chaumeil ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 36th minute, Baptiste Chaumeil 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. Madjid Crespy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emeric Caillaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Emeric Caillaud might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Madjid Crespy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emeric Caillaud ran back to his position shaking his head. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tony Franck was the one to do the kick off. Boël's Jean-Marc Griot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Franck in the 53rd minute of play. Tony Franck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tony Franck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Marc Griot having to interfere. In the 61st match minute, Boël was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djimmy Allemand to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonard Teixeira during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Leonard Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 67 played minutes Baptiste Chaumeil rounded Sablot's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. Madjid Crespy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baptiste Chaumeil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, Emeric Caillaud cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Madjid Crespy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 78th match minute, Sablot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donatien Thibout to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Sablot booed when Boël was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blaise Chaudier didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Sablot's Hassan Jan tried to score from far away in the 82nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Madjid Crespy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baptiste Chaumeil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bixente Floquet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Marc Griot having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sablot's Roger Rostaing got a free kick in the 96th minute. The Boël supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Boël would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.