League Play-Off

Stade Bouguenais
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute of the match, Erwin Four tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Calvin Brahim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erwin Four in the 11th minute of play forced Jenlain's goalkeeper Calvin Brahim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marius Buffiere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Eschbach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the game, Jean-Marie Pinheiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bouguenais's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jenlain the free kick. Jean-Marie Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Sofiane Giordanengo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Bouguenais's Marius Buffiere didn't even have to move. In the 33rd minute Erwin Four shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calvin Brahim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aziz Delbos charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aziz Delbos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Jenlain getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Aziz Delbos hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xavier Jacob got free with Calvin Brahim in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marius Buffiere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Prost, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After 45 played minutes Bouguenais got a freekick which was hit by Geoffrey Dromard. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Freddy Prost to make the kick off. If Rachid Eschbach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Freddy Prost in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marius Buffiere prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Freddy Prost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Eschbach was extremely unlucky when he, in the 66th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Xavier Jacob blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Calvin Brahim having to make a save. Erwin Four's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Calvin Brahim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Jenlain's Calvin Brahim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Jacob in the 82nd minute of play. After 82 minutes of play, Bouguenais's Xavier Jacob made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Calvin Brahim was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Rachid Eschbach got free with Marius Buffiere in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute, Clovis Horel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geoffrey Dromard fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 92nd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. 95 minutes into the match, Erwin Four notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Jenlain's Calvin Brahim. Calvin Brahim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew the final whistle, Bouguenais could leave the field as winners, despite Jenlain having more of the ball for most of the match.