League Play-Off

Stade Amiens
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. Valentin Dupuch started the match with the kick off. Mathis Boniface's late challenge caught a Violaines's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mathis Boniface helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes Amiens got a freekick which was hit by Mathis Boniface. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Amiens's goalkeeper Raphael Loubet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Raphael Loubet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olivier Seguin, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Marin Houdart left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Violaines fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Olivier Seguin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Marin Houdart's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raphael Loubet was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Amiens's Raphael Loubet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olivier Seguin in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Amiens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Philippe Cauchois to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Violaines's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Dupuch came free, but Davy Druart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olivier Seguin took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raphael Loubet. Raphael Loubet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After a rather tough play, Violaines's Dilan Launois got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute, Valentin Dupuch got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marin Houdart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Raphael Loubet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Dupuch during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 played minutes Amiens got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Dupuch. Raphael Loubet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olivier Seguin in the 38th minute of play. After 41 played minutes Amiens got a freekick which was hit by Mathis Boniface. If Olivier Seguin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Amiens players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Violaines were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Olivier Seguin was the one to do the kick off. Raphael Loubet made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Marin Houdart sent off a good shot on target. Raphael Loubet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olivier Seguin in the 55th minute of the match. When Valentin Dupuch came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Amiens 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 Valentin Dupuch couldn't finish the play. Amiens's Valentin Dupuch got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marin Houdart scored 0-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raphael Loubet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the match, Violaines's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Dupuch came free, but Davy Druart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celestin Bremont in the 70th minute of play forced Violaines's goalkeeper Davy Druart to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Violaines's Raphael Loubet threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Olivier Seguin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 74th match minute, Amiens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathis Boniface to maneuver through the defense. When Olivier Seguin came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Violaines 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 Olivier Seguin couldn't finish the play. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Violaines! If Olivier Seguin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Celestin Bremont had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davy Druart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Dupuch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Violaines had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.