League Play-Off

Stade Torcy
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. Pacôme Gautreau started the match with the kick off. Marco Bordat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jérôme Blind having to interfere. Fernand Gamba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Monthoux getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Charlie Maussion hit a great ball. Valérien Michalak was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Gauthier Tapin struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Jérôme Blind didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torcy. If Fernand Gamba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charlie Maussion during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th match minute, Monthoux was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charlie Maussion to maneuver through the defense. Torcy's Pacôme Gautreau got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Monthoux's goal looked a bit too open when Pacôme Gautreau came free, but Jérôme Blind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jean-Yves Contet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Grégory Grenot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute Jean-Yves Contet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grégory Grenot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean-Yves Contet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute, Fernand Gamba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monthoux fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Jérôme Blind came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Torcy's Pacôme Gautreau. But to his dismay, Pacôme Gautreau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Fernand Gamba's late challenge caught a Torcy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernand Gamba helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, Monthoux was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernand Gamba to maneuver through the defense. 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.

In the 52nd match minute, Torcy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noël Martinaud to maneuver through the defense. Monthoux's Jérôme Blind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Bordat in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Marco Bordat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Torcy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. After a rather tough play, Monthoux's Roman Galmiche got a free kick in the 59th minute. Jean-Yves Contet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Grégory Grenot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grégory Grenot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Yves Contet, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Monthoux's goal looked a bit too open when Pacôme Gautreau came free, but Jérôme Blind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernand Gamba succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-3 in the 72nd playminute. In the 77th minute Pacôme Gautreau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jérôme Blind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noël Martinaud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pacôme Gautreau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noël Martinaud hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Fernand Gamba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Grégory Grenot made a huge save. The Monthoux players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Torcy from taking control. The game ends in a draw.