League Play-Off

Puteaux
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Romeo Guezennec made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, Cornebarrieu's Romeo Guezennec made it 0-1 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! If Tommy Gruau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabien Rios kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Auguste Mathieu 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 24th minute Romeo Guezennec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregoire Donze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Puteaux's Erwan Cousseau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francis Prevel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 30 minutes into the match, Cornebarrieu's goal looked a bit too open when Auguste Mathieu came free, but Francis Prevel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Puteaux's zone, Tommy Gruau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregoire Donze came out of the goal and Tommy Gruau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gregoire Donze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Guezennec in the 36th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Romeo L Hostis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Puteaux's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cornebarrieu the free kick. A collision led to Puteaux getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Romeo L Hostis hit a great ball. Romeo Guezennec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregoire Donze having to interfere. With his leg Francis Prevel managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Puteaux's Erwan Cousseau fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Auguste Mathieu made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tommy Gruau got free with Gregoire Donze in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romeo Guezennec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 58th minute, Tommy Gruau made a precise shot to the right of Gregoire Donze. Puteaux's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 65 minutes in the game, Romeo Guezennec fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gregoire Donze having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Tommy Gruau 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. Auguste Mathieu might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Francis Prevel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Auguste Mathieu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Puteaux's goalkeeper Gregoire Donze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Romeo Guezennec blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregoire Donze having to make a save. Cornebarrieu's Tommy Gruau got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Samy Decaux hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Francis Prevel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erwan Cousseau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Auguste Mathieu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Tommy Gruau managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cornebarrieu's supporters rose to their feet, but Tommy Gruau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregoire Donze breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cornebarrieu eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.