League Play-Off

Stade Bègles
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enzo Florent took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Enzo Florent came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Bègles 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 Enzo Florent couldn't finish the play. Nelson Bachelot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honoré Desreumaux in the 15th minute of the match. Bègles's Nelson Bachelot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honoré Desreumaux in the 21st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gauthier Caparros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nelson Bachelot was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Domène's Lilian Gomez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Domène from getting a goal against them. Enzo Florent struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Lilian Gomez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bègles. In the 37th minute, Cyril Géry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 41 minutes, Honoré Desreumaux managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Domène's supporters crossed their fingers, but Honoré Desreumaux was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cyril Géry charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cyril Géry the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cyril Géry kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bègles's zone, Honoré Desreumaux stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nelson Bachelot came out of the goal and Honoré Desreumaux tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lilian Gomez made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Stanislas Jung sent off a good shot on target. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Honoré Desreumaux made a kick off. Cyril Géry got his second yellow card in the match during the 51st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Cyril Géry hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. If Gauthier Caparros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Bègles's Nelson Bachelot got control of the ball when Gauthier Caparros tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Domène booed when Bègles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Félicien Darricau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bègles's Nelson Bachelot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honoré Desreumaux in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bègles's Ronan Hénault got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bègles's zone, Célestin Batista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nelson Bachelot came out of the goal and Célestin Batista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nelson Bachelot made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Gauthier Caparros sent off a good shot on target. Redouane Arnault received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Nelson Bachelot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronan Hénault hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. A nice corner shot did that Célestin Batista got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nelson Bachelot quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gauthier Caparros got free with Nelson Bachelot in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute, Honoré Desreumaux fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Gauthier Caparros came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nelson Bachelot could save by the left post. 94 minutes into the match, Stanislas Jung had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lilian Gomez. Domène's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanislas Jung was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.