League Play-Off

Stade Massane
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 5 played minutes, Eaubonne's Ernest Favrel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christian Rannou came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Eaubonne reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Viallard in the 7th minute of play forced Eaubonne's goalkeeper Joey Deutsch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Marie Mangold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Joey Deutsch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Massane booed when Eaubonne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustin Zajac didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Massane getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Jean-Marie Mangold hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Massane's Jean-Marie Mangold fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Joey Deutsch was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonathan Viallard in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joey Deutsch prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jean-Marie Mangold could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Joey Deutsch made a huge save. Jean-Marie Mangold's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Joey Deutsch skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bastien Boulaire charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bastien Boulaire the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bastien Boulaire hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Joey Deutsch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Viallard in the 34th minute of play. A collision led to Eaubonne getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Bastien Boulaire hit a great ball. Jean-Marie Mangold was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 38th minute. Massane's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a rather tough play, Eaubonne's Jean-Michel Haye got a free kick in the 48th minute. Robin Schuller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 50th minute of the match, but Joey Deutsch made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bruno Senez was the one to do the kick off. When Jonathan Viallard came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Massane 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 Jonathan Viallard couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the match, Jean-Marie Mangold had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joey Deutsch. Eaubonne's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jean-Marie Mangold was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Pierre-Olivier Zielinski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eaubonne's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierre-Olivier Zielinski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Rannou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bruno Senez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Rannou having to interfere. In the 68thth minute of the game Jean-Marie Mangold who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eaubonne's Joey Deutsch was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dylan Hours kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Massane's goalkeeper Christian Rannou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pierre-Olivier Zielinski. Jean-Michel Haye's late challenge caught a Massane's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jean-Michel Haye helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Massane. Robin Schuller stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joey Deutsch. 3-0. If Jonathan Viallard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Viallard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joey Deutsch having to make a save. Joey Deutsch came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Massane's Jean-Marie Mangold. But to his dismay, Jean-Marie Mangold quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 91st minute, Jean-Marie Mangold 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. Charles-Henri Èveillard's late challenge caught a Massane's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Charles-Henri Èveillard helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Eaubonne's Charles-Henri Èveillard got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute of the match Ange Josselin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joey Deutsch skillfully saved the ball. Jonathan Viallard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Joey Deutsch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Massane's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.