League Play-Off

Stade Perrache
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Brian Dugast got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 7 minutes, Brian Dugast managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lironde's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brian Dugast was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Florentin Gutierrez hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Dugast in the 13th minute of play forced Perrache's goalkeeper Guy Perraudin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Sabri Gaultier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Perrache's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lironde the free kick. Sabri Gaultier kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes Lironde got a freekick which was hit by Ali Verdon. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lironde's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Louis Santamaria was slow to take the kick. During this time Perrache's players had a chance to rest. Ali Verdon charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Verdon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute, Ali Verdon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Perrache's Alain Lajoinie shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Samuel Matignon but with some difficulty. Eliott Berthelemy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Samuel Matignon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Samuel Matignon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emeric Mansuy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Eliott Berthelemy came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Perrache 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 Eliott Berthelemy couldn't finish the play. Marius Malfait sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 40 minutes, Emeric Mansuy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Perrache and the Lironde players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th match minute, Perrache was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emeric Mansuy to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Marius Malfait put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Guy Perraudin.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emeric Mansuy to make the kick off. After 51 minutes, Émilien François mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lironde and the Perrache players grew even worse after the yellow card. Émilien François hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Santamaria in the 52nd minute of play forced Lironde's goalkeeper Samuel Matignon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Emeric Mansuy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Matignon was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marius Malfait got free with Guy Perraudin in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the game, Alain Lajoinie was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Perrache's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lironde the free kick. Alain Lajoinie kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Brian Dugast fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guy Perraudin having to interfere. Guy Perraudin made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Marius Malfait sent off a good shot on target. Samuel Matignon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emeric Mansuy in the 75th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Perrache's goalkeeper Guy Perraudin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marius Malfait. After 83 played minutes Perrache got a freekick which was hit by Alain Lajoinie. Marius Malfait succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 92nd playminute. When Eliott Berthelemy came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Perrache 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 Eliott Berthelemy couldn't finish the play.