League Play-Off

Stade Moruel
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Romuald Bondon made the kick off which started today's match. Dominique Bréchet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Cance in the 3rd minute of the match. Arthur Cance fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dominique Bréchet having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Moruel's zone, Romuald Bondon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dominique Bréchet came out of the goal and Romuald Bondon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Moruel booed when Malauzat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Calvin Lambin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bertrand Labrune was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 14th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdel Lalande in the 16th minute of play forced Malauzat's goalkeeper Gustave Meynier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdel Lalande's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustave Meynier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Clem Hours recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arthur Cance in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dominique Bréchet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Romuald Bondon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dominique Bréchet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Cance in the 28th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Arthur Cance ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dominique Bréchet was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 33 minutes into the match, Malauzat's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Lalande came free, but Gustave Meynier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Moruel booed when Malauzat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Lorant didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 37 minutes Malauzat's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bertrand Labrune who took care of the corner kick. Dominique Bréchet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romuald Bondon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Arthur Cance fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malauzat's protests and gave Arthur Cance a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, Arthur Cance hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Abdel Lalande managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moruel's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdel Lalande was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustave Meynier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Émeric Terras kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdel Lalande stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Malauzat's Gustave Meynier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clem Hours in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to Malauzat getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Djimmy Patrice hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Emilien Godard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clem Hours kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Gustave Meynier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdel Lalande, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, Emilien Godard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clem Hours recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Clem Hours had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Arthur Cance had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Émeric Terras charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Émeric Terras the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th minute, Émeric Terras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malauzat's Guillaume Lorant has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 87th minute. Dominique Bréchet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romuald Bondon in the 89th minute of the match. Gustave Meynier had in the 94thth minute some difficulties stopping Bertrand Labrune's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 94th minute, Bertrand Labrune made a precise shot to the right of Gustave Meynier. Malauzat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Dominique Bréchet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romuald Bondon in the 102nd minute of play. The Malauzat supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Malauzat would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.