League Play-Off

Augny
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. Cesar Mao started the match with the kick off. Davy Fablet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 5 played minutes Houplines got a freekick which was hit by Dimitri Moinard. After having played for 8 minutes, Davy Fablet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Augny's supporters crossed their fingers, but Davy Fablet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavian Grandgirard hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernard Boscher in the 17th minute of play forced Augny's goalkeeper Christopher Larose to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Bernard Boscher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Houplines fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Flavian Grandgirard who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Ethan Lopes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Christopher Larose showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Mao in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Cesar Mao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Larose saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christopher Larose made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernard Boscher in the 41st minute of play. Davy Fablet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ethan Lopes having to interfere. Ethan Lopes made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Flavian Grandgirard sent off a good shot on target.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Davy Fablet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Houplines's Thierry Cuvier got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Ethan Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davy Fablet in the 61st minute of the match. Ethan Lopes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Davy Fablet went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Augny's goalkeeper Christopher Larose, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Christopher Larose took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesar Mao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th match minute, Augny was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renan Felicite to maneuver through the defense. When Cesar Mao came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Houplines 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 Cesar Mao couldn't finish the play. Flavian Grandgirard hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Bernard Boscher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Camille Vermersch kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Christopher Larose stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cesar Mao's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 85 minutes of play, Augny's Flavian Grandgirard made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ethan Lopes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cesar Mao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Christopher Larose tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.