League Play-Off

Perrache
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Auguste Mathieu got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes of play, Perrache's Jean-Philippe Schneider made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gregoire Donze was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 6 minutes, Noé Pitiot mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Perrache and the Puteaux players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Puteaux booed when Perrache was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noé Pitiot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Perrache's zone, Erwan Cousseau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Berthod came out of the goal and Erwan Cousseau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Erwan Cousseau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Berthod saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erwan Cousseau in the 16th minute of play forced Perrache's goalkeeper Thomas Berthod to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matheo Gayet charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matheo Gayet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th match minute, Perrache was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheo Gayet to maneuver through the defense. Perrache's Thomas Berthod played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Auguste Mathieu in the 19th minute of play. Erwan Cousseau recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Clément Gentet fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Perrache's protests and gave Clément Gentet a yellow card for diving instead. Clément Gentet kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Auguste Mathieu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Berthod was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Auguste Mathieu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Berthod having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Matheo Gayet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the game, Erwan Cousseau cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thomas Berthod was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gregoire Donze made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean-Philippe Schneider in the 37th minute. Mathieu Dulieu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erwan Cousseau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Thomas Berthod tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomas Berthod made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Auguste Mathieu in the 42nd minute of play. Gregoire Donze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mathieu Dulieu's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mathieu Dulieu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Puteaux's Auguste Mathieu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Jean-Philippe Schneider took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gregoire Donze. Gregoire Donze dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 63 minutes into the match, Auguste Mathieu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thomas Berthod, 2-3. In the 69th minute, Romeo L Hostis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mathieu Dulieu came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Perrache 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 Mathieu Dulieu couldn't finish the play. In the 82nd minute, Erwan Cousseau 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 Perrache getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Clément Gentet hit a great ball. If Auguste Mathieu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Erwan Cousseau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Auguste Mathieu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Thomas Berthod tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomas Berthod stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Auguste Mathieu's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Puteaux had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.