League Play-Off

Antibes
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. Jocelyn Poncelet started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Tournay in the 3rd minute of play forced Lorette's goalkeeper Louis Robe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lorette's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Oscar Tournay 6 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Antibes's Romeo Bee sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Louis Robe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lorette's Louis Robe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Tournay in the 10th minute of play. Jocelyn Poncelet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, Antibes's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Gassmann came free, but Honore Godier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Louis Robe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Tournay, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Louis Robe made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Romeo Bee sent off a good shot on target. Oscar Tournay might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Louis Robe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oscar Tournay ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th minute of the match Gilles Dupuis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Louis Robe showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 33rd minute, Isaac Mullier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Antibes's Romeo Bee sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Louis Robe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Romeo Bee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Louis Robe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oscar Tournay made a kick off. In the 63rd minute, Nelson Gassmann made a precise shot to the right of Honore Godier. Antibes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isaac Mullier during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Antibes's Isaac Mullier got a free kick in the 67th minute. Honore Godier made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Nelson Gassmann sent off a good shot on target. After 77 played minutes Antibes got a freekick which was hit by Karl Basset. After a rather tough play, Antibes's Isaac Mullier got a free kick in the 79th minute. Karl Basset kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, one of Antibes:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Antibes. Honore Godier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jocelyn Poncelet, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Romeo Bee scored 3-2 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Louis Robe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nicolas Minaud's late challenge caught a Antibes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicolas Minaud helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lorette's Nicolas Minaud got a free kick in the 99th minute. 101 minutes into the match, Romeo Bee notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Lorette's Louis Robe. Louis Robe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Antibes fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lorette had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.