League Play-Off

Stade Tomblaine
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mathis Bonneton got the match started through his kick off. Tomblaine's Mathis Bonneton was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 3rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Ronan Pivot took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucas Cren. Lucas Cren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Ronan Pivot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Cren having to interfere. Rachid Largilliere could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Pierre-Henri Priou made a huge save. Junior Espié took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucas Cren. Lucas Cren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronan Pivot in the 29th minute of play forced Tomblaine's goalkeeper Lucas Cren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Wittelsheim's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mourad Escot was slow to take the kick. During this time Tomblaine's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Mourad Escot almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wittelsheim's Pierre-Henri Priou did a great save. Tomblaine's Rachid Largilliere came free and shot a quick shot against goal 41 minutes in the game, fortunately Pierre-Henri Priou had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Pierre-Henri Priou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathis Bonneton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rachid Largilliere's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pierre-Henri Priou firmly grabbed it by the left post. After the first half Wittelsheim were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Junior Espié stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Wittelsheim's Ewan Kaminski got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After 54 minutes Wittelsheim's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mourad Escot who took care of the corner kick. 56 minutes into the game, Tomblaine's Rachid Largilliere nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pierre-Henri Priou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 59 minutes into the match, Wittelsheim's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Largilliere came free, but Pierre-Henri Priou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rachid Largilliere struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Pierre-Henri Priou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tomblaine. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mathis Bonneton in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pierre-Henri Priou saved Wittelsheim from getting behind. Djimmy Bansard kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Wittelsheim's goal looked a bit too open when Mathis Bonneton came free, but Pierre-Henri Priou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Wittelsheim's Junior Espié ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lucas Cren. Lucas Cren yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. In the 76th match minute, Tomblaine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Didier Ricard to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Mathis Bonneton 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. In the 95th minute, Mathis Bonneton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tomblaine fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. The Tomblaine supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Wittelsheim's performance. The match ended with a win for Wittelsheim.