League Play-Off

Stade Macou
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nathan Buttin got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Steve Boeglin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Macou's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paquière the free kick. 8 minutes into the game, Andre Salhi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paquière's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macou the free kick. After 8 played minutes Paquière got a freekick which was hit by Andre Salhi. Mathias Chavet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Lilian Taddei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Philippe Hardouin made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Hakim Le Breton sent off a good shot on target. After 25 minutes, Hakim Le Breton made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Paquière's Philippe Hardouin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Mathias Chavet struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Lilian Taddei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paquière. 30 minutes into the match, Nathan Buttin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lilian Taddei. Macou's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathan Buttin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 34thth minute of the game Florent Bourlon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paquière's Philippe Hardouin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nathan Buttin might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lilian Taddei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nathan Buttin ran back to his position shaking his head. Lilian Taddei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathan Buttin in the 38th minute of play. If Nathan Buttin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paquière's Nathan Buttin got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 46 minutes into the match, Nathan Buttin notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Macou's Lilian Taddei. Lilian Taddei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Macou players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Paquière were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Florent Bourlon made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Macou's Hakim Le Breton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Philippe Hardouin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 59th minute, Florent Bourlon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Nathan Buttin came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Paquière 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 Nathan Buttin couldn't finish the play. Nathan Buttin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lilian Taddei having to interfere. Mathias Chavet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Mathias Chavet 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. Mathias Chavet's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Lilian Taddei skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 83 played minutes, Macou's Karim Roman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Philippe Hardouin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Macou reached it. Mathias Chavet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Lilian Taddei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Simon Campana fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macou's protests and gave Simon Campana a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Paquière booed when Macou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Campana didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute of the match, Nathan Buttin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lilian Taddei saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathan Buttin in the 92nd minute of play forced Macou's goalkeeper Lilian Taddei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Philippe Hardouin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakim Le Breton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Macou succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Paquière had controlled the match.