League Play-Off

Stade Vred
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. Felicien Boinot started the match with the kick off. Berenger Margot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felicien Boinot in the 23rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roland Fine during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Manom getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Roland Fine hit a great ball. Richard Beaussart didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnold Fillon went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Jarod Moussier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 32nd minute of the match Roland Fine completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Roland Fine a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Harry Landry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Richard Beaussart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarod Moussier, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After 42 minutes of play, Manom's Harry Landry made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Richard Beaussart was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Manom were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Harry Landry to strike the kick off in the second half. Felicien Boinot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Berenger Margot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Manom getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Roger Gourdon hit a great ball. If Felicien Boinot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allan Merlot's late challenge caught a Manom's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Allan Merlot helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th match minute, Vred was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Merlot to maneuver through the defense. Harry Landry struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Richard Beaussart didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manom. After 69 minutes, Roger Gourdon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manom and the Vred players grew even worse after the yellow card. Roger Gourdon kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Felicien Boinot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Berenger Margot was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Marin Boulange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Berenger Margot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francois Vergne charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francois Vergne the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Harry Landry might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Richard Beaussart. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harry Landry ran back to his position shaking his head. When Francois Vergne was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. In the 87th minute, Francois Vergne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Melvin Dupin in the 88th minute really tested Richard Beaussart's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 93rd minute, Marin Boulange ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Berenger Margot was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After a rather tough play, Vred's Jeremy Duru got a free kick in the 95th minute. Richard Beaussart made an important save on a dangerous shot by Harry Landry in the 98th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Manom had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.