League Play-Off

Lesches
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. Alexandre Steinbach started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timothé Barbero in the 4th minute of play forced Lesches's goalkeeper Bertrand Taris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th match minute, Lauwin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clem Jaussaud to maneuver through the defense. Arthur Chédeville came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Lesches's Steevy Tessier. But to his dismay, Steevy Tessier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Lauwin's goalkeeper Arthur Chédeville had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mourad Aubard. In the 16th minute, Alexandre Steinbach reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arthur Chédeville. The goal made the score 2-0. Lauwin's Florentin Piette suffered a concussion after 19 minutes and had to leave the field. Steevy Tessier's late challenge caught a Lauwin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steevy Tessier helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lesches's Steevy Tessier got a free kick in the 20th minute. Arthur Chédeville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Steinbach in the 25th minute of the match. Arthur Chédeville came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Lesches's Mourad Aubard. But to his dismay, Mourad Aubard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Clem Jaussaud made a kick off. Alexandre Steinbach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Chédeville having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Lauwin's goal looked a bit too open when Steevy Tessier came free, but Arthur Chédeville reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clem Jaussaud got free with Bertrand Taris in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Lauwin's Émilien Pinaud got a free kick in the 75th minute. Mourad Aubard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Arthur Chédeville tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timothé Barbero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Bertrand Taris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mourad Aubard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Chédeville having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Lauwin's Timothé Barbero dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. When Clem Jaussaud came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Lauwin 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 Clem Jaussaud couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lauwin players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Lesches.