League Play-Off

Stade Larmor
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. Franklin Dodard started the match with the kick off. After 12 minutes of play, Holtzheim's Lorenzo Froissard made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonard Vignon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leonard Vignon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaetan Basson in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Paulo Adrien made a precise shot to the right of Leonard Vignon. Larmor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Pascal Mesnier charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pascal Mesnier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Franklin Dodard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dominique Drouot having to interfere. Holtzheim's Lorenzo Froissard got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Franklin Dodard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Dominique Drouot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Malik Riquet struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Dominique Drouot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Larmor. Malik Riquet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lorenzo Froissard to make the kick off. If Franklin Dodard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the match, Holtzheim's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Dodard came free, but Dominique Drouot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dominique Drouot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malik Riquet in the 56th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Malik Riquet put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Dominique Drouot. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Leonard Vignon successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lorenzo Froissard in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonard Vignon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gaetan Basson struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Leonard Vignon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Holtzheim. Gaetan Basson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Vignon having to interfere. Pascal Mesnier hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Franklin Dodard scored 2-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dominique Drouot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 77th play minutes Malik Riquet shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Dominique Drouot and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 82nd minute, Victor Cavallo 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. If Franklin Dodard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damien Dreyfus during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Larmor getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Damien Dreyfus hit a great ball. In the 89th minute, Paulo Adrien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonard Vignon made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Gaetan Basson sent off a good shot on target. Eliott Lagarrigue charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliott Lagarrigue the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Larmor getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Eliott Lagarrigue hit a great ball.