League Play-Off

Mesclans
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pierre-Antoine Raffard got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Mesclans got a freekick which was hit by Michel Boudou. Ruben Pretot hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Staffelfelden's zone, Pierre-Antoine Raffard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ghislain Fritsch came out of the goal and Pierre-Antoine Raffard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hippolyte Roquet took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pierre-Antoine Le Clech. Pierre-Antoine Le Clech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 33rd minute Pierre-Antoine Raffard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ghislain Fritsch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Junior Cadic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Antoine Le Clech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reda Caron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Reda Caron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pierre-Antoine Raffard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hippolyte Roquet was the one to do the kick off. Junior Cadic's late challenge caught a Mesclans's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Junior Cadic helped the player get up and apologised. Junior Cadic hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Matheo Croce, 53 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 54th match minute, Staffelfelden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Michel Dumas to maneuver through the defense. Pierre-Antoine Le Clech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hippolyte Roquet, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Reda Caron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Pierre-Antoine Le Clech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Noa Leproust came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Mesclans 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 Noa Leproust couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute, Samuel Oge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute of the match Matheo Croce shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ghislain Fritsch showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Staffelfelden's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Antoine Raffard came free, but Ghislain Fritsch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reda Caron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre-Antoine Le Clech having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Mesclans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheo Croce to maneuver through the defense. In the last second Pierre-Antoine Le Clech throw himself and got hold of the ball when Hippolyte Roquet in the 77thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Frederic Ruckebusch managed to get in a good position for a shot. Staffelfelden's supporters rose to their feet, but Frederic Ruckebusch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pierre-Antoine Le Clech breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th minute Hippolyte Roquet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Antoine Le Clech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pierre-Antoine Le Clech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reda Caron in the 81st minute. Reda Caron could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Pierre-Antoine Le Clech made a huge save. Pierre-Antoine Le Clech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hippolyte Roquet, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The Staffelfelden 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.