League Play-Off

Stade Homécourt
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Mehdi Larousse managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sacconges's supporters rose to their feet, but Mehdi Larousse was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Louis Laruelle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Djibril Esposito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Nathanaël Artigues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Djibril Esposito got free with Nathanaël Artigues in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sacconges's goalkeeper Nathanaël Artigues, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Samuel Maubert hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The Sacconges fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Sacconges's Mehdi Larousse looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Martin Bosse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Homécourt booed when Sacconges was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamel Hamann didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Alain Gout from long distance, 40 minutes into the match, got Nathanaël Artigues's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 42 minutes into the match, Sacconges's goalkeeper Nathanaël Artigues had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Djibril Esposito. Nathanaël Artigues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Bosse, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Sacconges's Nathanaël Artigues proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Sacconges from getting a goal against them. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mehdi Larousse stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Homécourt's Louis Laruelle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehdi Larousse in the 54th minute of play. Nathanaël Artigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Bosse in the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Martin Bosse 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 64 minutes of play, Sacconges's Melvin Magny made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Louis Laruelle was left in no man's land by his defense there! Guy Gillot hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Bruno Morlot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the game, Sacconges's Melvin Magny nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Louis Laruelle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After a rather tough play, Homécourt's Donovan Lagadec got a free kick in the 76th minute. The supporters of Sacconges booed when Homécourt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Pierre Fer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Homécourt's Louis Laruelle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehdi Larousse in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes of play, Homécourt's Martin Bosse made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nathanaël Artigues was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Sacconges's Samuel Maubert got a free kick in the 89th minute. Alain Gout took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nathanaël Artigues. Sacconges's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Martin Bosse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Djibril Esposito came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Homécourt 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 Djibril Esposito couldn't finish the play. Melvin Magny received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Louis Laruelle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.