League Play-Off

Stade Ecaillon
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. Joël Bastie started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Ramzy Dhont hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Foussard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joël Bastie, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Hakim Beaugendre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Foussard having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Hakim Beaugendre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecaillon's supporters rose to their feet, but Hakim Beaugendre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Foussard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geoffrey Cogne charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geoffrey Cogne the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 10 played minutes Rogerville got a freekick which was hit by Geoffrey Cogne. Martin Foussard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joël Bastie in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joël Bastie in the 14th minute of play forced Rogerville's goalkeeper Martin Foussard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Foussard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joël Bastie, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute, Rachid Leloup 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 a very dangerous position, a player in Ecaillon fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! Jordan Jeanroy placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Martin Foussard made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Hakim Beaugendre sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Rogerville booed when Ecaillon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serge Saux didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rogerville's Rachid Leloup got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Rachid Leloup managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rogerville's supporters rose to their feet, but Rachid Leloup was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romeo Roquet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ramzy Dhont blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martin Foussard having to make a save. Joël Bastie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Geoffrey Cogne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rachid Leloup made a kick off. With his leg Romeo Roquet managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Rogerville's Rayan Cauvin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Rogerville getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Faouzi Pfister hit a great ball. When Serge Saux came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Ecaillon 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 Serge Saux couldn't finish the play. 71 minutes into the match, Ecaillon's goalkeeper Romeo Roquet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rayan Cauvin. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rachid Leloup in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romeo Roquet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Romeo Roquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rachid Leloup in the 73rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Rachid Leloup managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rogerville's supporters rose to their feet, but Rachid Leloup was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romeo Roquet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hakim Beaugendre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Martin Foussard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joël Bastie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joël Bastie in the 87th minute of play forced Rogerville's goalkeeper Martin Foussard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Joël Bastie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Foussard was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Romeo Roquet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rachid Leloup in the 95th minute of the match. 97 minutes into the match, Ecaillon's goalkeeper Romeo Roquet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rayan Cauvin. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Rogerville eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.