League Play-Off

Stade Gratentour
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lucien Poli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Émeric Million, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Émeric Bénezet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucien Poli. Gratentour's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Émeric Bénezet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, Émeric Million was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bouquiniére's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gratentour the free kick. Émeric Million kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. If Ramzi Girardot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramzi Girardot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roger Piou in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Élie Laisne saved Bouquiniére from getting behind. Ramzi Girardot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lucien Poli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Émeric Million in the 26th minute of the match. When Émeric Million came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Bouquiniére 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 Émeric Million couldn't finish the play. Roger Piou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guy Ros's late challenge caught a Gratentour's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guy Ros helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute Émeric Bénezet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucien Poli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Roger Piou fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Élie Laisne, passed just outside the right post. With his leg Élie Laisne managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Gratentour's Ramzi Girardot fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Émeric Bénezet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucien Poli having to make a save. In the 42nd minute, Émeric Million ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucien Poli was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After a rather tough play, Bouquiniére's Marc-Aurèle Clarisse got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half Bouquiniére were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Émeric Million was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Ramzi Girardot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Élie Laisne was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Élie Laisne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramzi Girardot in the 57th minute of play. Émeric Bénezet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Émeric Bénezet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Émeric Million in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucien Poli saved Gratentour from getting behind. 68 minutes into the match, Gratentour's Roger Piou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Élie Laisne narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lucien Poli made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Émeric Bénezet sent off a good shot on target. In the 72nd minute, Émeric Million 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. In the 77th minute of the match Bouquiniére got a corner. Gratentour's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Augustin Couton ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bouquiniére's Geoffrey Pluchart got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roger Piou succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-4. Élie Laisne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Piou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Élie Laisne came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Gratentour's Roger Piou. But to his dismay, Roger Piou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. In the 95th minute, Roger Piou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gratentour fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-4. The Bouquiniére players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Gratentour from taking control. The game ends in a draw.