League Play-Off

Stade Pin
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. Yazid Pétiot started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Léo Dorchies mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Letraz and the Pin players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jean Kervella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Lussiez having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mathis Auriol got free with Patrice Gantier in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yazid Pétiot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Francis Lussiez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Patrice Gantier successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Letraz getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Harold Corbière hit a great ball. Mathis Auriol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mathis Auriol who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Patrice Gantier when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Harold Corbière charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Harold Corbière the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Harold Corbière hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Mathis Auriol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Patrice Gantier made a huge save. Yazid Pétiot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marvin Barlet to make the kick off. Francis Lussiez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yazid Pétiot in the 57th minute of play. Patrice Gantier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathis Auriol in the 59th minute of the match. The supporters of Pin booed when Letraz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Joannes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrice Gantier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marvin Barlet in the 61st minute of the match. After 64 played minutes Letraz got a freekick which was hit by Harold Corbière. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marvin Barlet in the 68th minute of play forced Letraz's goalkeeper Patrice Gantier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 minutes, Benjamin Michenaud mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pin and the Letraz players grew even worse after the yellow card. Benjamin Michenaud kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Mathis Auriol 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. Francis Lussiez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yazid Pétiot's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Jean Kervella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Lussiez having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Letraz's Yazid Pétiot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francis Lussiez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yazid Pétiot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yazid Pétiot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Francis Lussiez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 99th minute Yazid Pétiot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Lussiez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Letraz's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.