League Play-Off

Stade Barbinière
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Roman Gary received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Éthan Balaguer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barbinière's Éthan Balaguer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luc Audet in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Barbinière's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Gary came free, but Éthan Balaguer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Hugues Blanc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arpajon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barbinière the free kick. Roman Gary fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Éthan Balaguer having to interfere. André Barbeau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Francois-Xavier Picault tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Éthan Balaguer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luc Audet, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Barbinière's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Gary came free, but Éthan Balaguer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luc Audet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, José Lataste made a precise shot to the right of Francois-Xavier Picault. Arpajon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Constantin Munier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arpajon's supporters rose to their feet, but Constantin Munier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Éthan Balaguer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Lataste received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Francois-Xavier Picault tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luc Audet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luc Audet struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Éthan Balaguer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arpajon. José Lataste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roman Gary who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Éthan Balaguer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Arpajon's Francois-Xavier Picault played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Barbeau in the 78th minute of play. Barbinière's Éthan Balaguer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Barbinière from getting a goal against them. Luc Audet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Éthan Balaguer having to interfere. Romain Machard charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romain Machard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute, Romain Machard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barbinière! Barbinière:s Éthan Balaguer showed great skill when he stopped Xavier Vernhet:s penalty. Éthan Balaguer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xavier Vernhet went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Arpajon's Francois-Xavier Picault played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Lataste in the 97th minute of play. Arpajon's Francois-Xavier Picault played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Lataste in the 99th minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.