League Play-Off

Stade Lannoy
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. Christophe Ligier started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Sabri Hassan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Zinedine Vargas to make any attempt to save it. 10 minutes into the match, Estevelles's Donatien Pomarede sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ahmid Finot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Jordan Gicquel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sabri Hassan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Zinedine Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmid Finot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donatien Pomarede in the 18th minute of play. Christophe Ligier struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Ahmid Finot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estevelles. Jordan Gicquel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zinedine Vargas having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christophe Ligier in the 30th minute of play forced Lannoy's goalkeeper Ahmid Finot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 34 in the game by Jordan Gicquel from a close distance when the talented Zinedine Vargas managed to make a qualified save. Estevelles's players were relieved. Jordan Gicquels short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Zinedine Vargas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Christophe Ligier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmid Finot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donatien Pomarede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 47 played minutes Lannoy got a freekick which was hit by Theodore Berthelemy.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sabri Hassan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Christophe Ligier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmid Finot having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patrice Delcroix during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th match minute, Lannoy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrice Delcroix to maneuver through the defense. Christophe Ligier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmid Finot having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lannoy's zone, Donatien Pomarede stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmid Finot came out of the goal and Donatien Pomarede tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 65 minutes into the match, Lannoy's Sabri Hassan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zinedine Vargas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Prouteau in the 67th minute of play forced Estevelles's goalkeeper Zinedine Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donatien Pomarede who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Ahmid Finot when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Sabri Hassan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zinedine Vargas was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Christophe Ligier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ahmid Finot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 89 minutes, Christophe Ligier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estevelles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christophe Ligier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Jordan Gicquel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lannoy's supporters rose to their feet, but Jordan Gicquel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zinedine Vargas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute Christophe Ligier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmid Finot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Estevelles's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.