League Play-Off

Stade Monthoux
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernand Gamba got free with Tanguy Verot in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 4 minutes into the match, Soucy's Bastien Dufraisse sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jérôme Blind narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bastien Dufraisse struck a weak shot in the 6th 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 Soucy. Jérôme Blind made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre Toussaint in the 8th minute of play. Pierre Toussaint sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bastien Dufraisse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Galmiche's late challenge caught a Soucy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roman Galmiche helped the player get up and apologised. When Soucy's Bastien Dufraisse in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Monthoux's goalie prevented a goal. Pierre Toussaint fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jérôme Blind having to interfere. When Jean-Yves Contet came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Monthoux 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 Jean-Yves Contet couldn't finish the play. 25 minutes into the match, Soucy's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Yves Contet came free, but Tanguy Verot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Pierre Toussaint 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. Jérôme Blind stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bastien Dufraisse's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Jean-Yves Contet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Tanguy Verot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute Bastien Dufraisse 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. Jérôme Blind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre Toussaint in the 46th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Bastien Dufraisse made the kick off in the second half. Tanguy Verot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Yves Contet in the 57th minute of play. Monthoux's Jérôme Blind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bastien Dufraisse in the 62nd minute of play. Monthoux's Jérôme Blind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bastien Dufraisse in the 63rd minute of play. Hervé His's late challenge caught a Soucy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hervé His helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Monthoux's Hervé His got a free kick in the 66th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fernand Gamba in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tanguy Verot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Monthoux's goalkeeper Jérôme Blind, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pierre Toussaint 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. After 84 played minutes Bastien Dufraisse rounded Monthoux's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. 96 minutes into the match Pierre Toussaint climbed in front of goal and pressed up 0-2 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Jérôme Blind.