League Play-Off

Stade Ecouflant
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Wilfried Calmettes made the kick off and thus started the match. Loic Duffaut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ange Vanhoutte in the 2nd minute of the match. Felicien Clerget hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Brian Lebraud blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Loic Duffaut having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felicien Clerget in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michaël Aubriot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Felicien Clerget hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Ecouflant were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Isle's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marc-Olivier Flambard took the corner. After taking down the ball on Ecouflant's corner Alex Huon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Loic Duffaut quite easily take care of the ball. Isle's Loic Duffaut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ange Vanhoutte in the 23rd minute of play. In the 30th minute Brian Lebraud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loic Duffaut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sidney Riche hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ecouflant's Nathanaël Manent got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Melvin Leydet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michaël Aubriot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfried Calmettes, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After having played for 48 minutes, Wilfried Calmettes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Isle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilfried Calmettes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Wilfried Calmettes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Michaël Aubriot came out and tried to block the shot, but Wilfried Calmettes slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 54th minute. Ange Vanhoutte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Loic Duffaut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the game, Isle's Melvin Leydet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michaël Aubriot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When Wilfried Calmettes fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Isle's protests and gave Wilfried Calmettes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Isle getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Wilfried Calmettes hit a great ball. After 73 minutes, Ange Vanhoutte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecouflant and the Isle players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ecouflant getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ange Vanhoutte hit a great ball. Marc-Olivier Flambard hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. When Wilfried Calmettes came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Isle 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 Wilfried Calmettes couldn't finish the play. The Isle players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.