League Play-Off

Stade Agincourt
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jean-Christophe Troussier made the kick off which started today's match. When Charly Bonnafoux came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Montville 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 Charly Bonnafoux couldn't finish the play. Fernand Delecluse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bastien Boinot, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Omer Malaise took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Herbert Biguet. Montville's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Montville's Herbert Biguet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Christophe Troussier in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Montville's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Omer Malaise was slow to take the kick. During this time Agincourt's players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Jean-Christophe Troussier advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 32nd minute. Jean-Christophe Troussier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Jean-Christophe Troussier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Montville were furious when Raymond Seguin was red carded, 44 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 47th minute of the game, Agincourt got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bastien Boinot stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Bastien Boinot 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. After 58 minutes, Charly Bonnafoux mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Montville and the Agincourt players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Montville! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by John Coupet during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 65 played minutes, Agincourt's Omer Malaise shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Herbert Biguet 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 Agincourt reached it. When Agincourt's Jean-Christophe Troussier in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Montville's goalie prevented a goal. When Franz Mariani fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Montville's protests and gave Franz Mariani a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Agincourt booed when Montville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franz Mariani didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Elias Fargeot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Bastien Boinot 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. Agincourt's Fernand Delecluse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Agincourt from getting a goal against them. Montville's Paulo Guénot shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 89th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Fernand Delecluse but with some difficulty. Agincourt's Paul Roulier got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Jean-Christophe Troussier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Jean-Christophe Troussier 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the Montville players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Agincourt.