League Play-Off

Stade Bonsecours
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ranquet's Georges Thibout started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Georges Thibout fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ranquet's protests and gave Georges Thibout a yellow card for diving instead. Georges Thibout hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Redouane Malaise managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bonsecours's supporters crossed their fingers, but Redouane Malaise was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evan Bocquillon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georges Thibout, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evan Bocquillon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aymerick Pagnoux in the 8th minute of play. Jean-Sébastien Servant kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Evan Bocquillon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Georges Thibout in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederic Lemaire in the 12th minute of play forced Bonsecours's goalkeeper Evan Bocquillon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Frederic Lemaire left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ranquet fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Redouane Malaise received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Desire Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gauthier Feraud kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Bonsecours's Désiré Bouiller broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After some careless play in the Ranquet defense, Rémi Mégret kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Desire Correia. The Ranquet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Desire Correia should have stopped the shot. After having played for 30 minutes, Rémi Mégret managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bonsecours's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rémi Mégret was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Desire Correia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rémi Mégret, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Desire Correia made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Redouane Malaise sent off a good shot on target. Desire Correia made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Redouane Malaise sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Bonsecours's zone, Frederic Lemaire stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evan Bocquillon came out of the goal and Frederic Lemaire tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Redouane Malaise received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Desire Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Rémi Mégret made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Bonsecours's zone, Georges Thibout stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evan Bocquillon came out of the goal and Georges Thibout tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Rémi Mégret's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Desire Correia was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Frederic Lemaire's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Evan Bocquillon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Alexandre Pochard came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Ranquet 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 Alexandre Pochard couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Rémi Mégret's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Desire Correia was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Ranquet's goal looked a bit too open when Redouane Malaise came free, but Desire Correia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bonsecours's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Georges Thibout scored to the left of an out of position Evan Bocquillon, making the score, 1-2. Redouane Malaise fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Desire Correia having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ranquet walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.