League Play-Off

Stade Graville
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. Hubert Lecocq started the match with the kick off. Graville's Germain Thizy shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 13th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alfred Bonnichon but with some difficulty. 15 minutes into the game, Karl Cayet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Graville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Houssen the free kick. If Pierre-Olivier De Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christopher Gagne came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Houssen's Pierre-Olivier De Barros. But to his dismay, Pierre-Olivier De Barros quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Pierre-Olivier De Barros made a precise shot to the right of Christopher Gagne. Graville's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Frederic Paillat's late challenge caught a Houssen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frederic Paillat helped the player get up and apologised. Graville's Frederic Paillat got his second yellow card of the match in the 39th minute. The referee ordered Frederic Paillat off the ground. Frederic Paillat hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. A collision led to Graville getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Fernand Imhoff hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the game, one of Graville:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Ludovic Perdreau made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 66 minutes, Karl Cayet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Graville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl Cayet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 68 minutes of play Graville's Karl Cayet was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Graville getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Karl Cayet hit a great ball. After 74 minutes, Fernand Imhoff mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Graville and the Houssen players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fernand Imhoff kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Pierre-Olivier De Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 77th minute Hubert Lecocq shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Gagne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Houssen's Pierre-Olivier De Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hubert Lecocq in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christopher Gagne prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Graville's Christopher Gagne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubert Lecocq in the 91st minute of play. The Graville supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Houssen's performance. The match ended with a win for Houssen.