League Play-Off

Stade Colombelles
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. Loic Mottier started the match with the kick off. Colombelles were furious when Lionel Bacot was red carded, 3 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Colombelles:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rosbruck:s goal. Loic Mottier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Colombelles getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Anthony Hoff hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romaric Lang in the 10th minute of play forced Colombelles's goalkeeper Roman Dubut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loic Mottier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute, Germain Merlen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Loic Mottier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute Romaric Lang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Dubut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Colombelles's Djimmy Jousselin got a free kick in the 21st minute. Bixente Bluteau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Michel Ricou made a huge save. Rosbruck's Romaric Lang got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Bixente Bluteau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, Colombelles's goal looked a bit too open when Loic Mottier came free, but Roman Dubut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Rosbruck getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Theo Desnos hit a great ball. Colombelles were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Rosbruck's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raymond Ropert took the corner. The corner led Colombelles's Djimmy Jousselin to fire away a dangerous shot which Michel Ricou despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.

The wind increased when Bixente Bluteau made the kick off in the second half. Germain Merlen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Dubut having to interfere. Michel Ricou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bixente Bluteau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombelles's Bixente Bluteau got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Romaric Lang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Dubut having to interfere. Bixente Bluteau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Ricou having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Steevy Renaux during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute, one of Colombelles: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 Colombelles. The goalkeeper, Roman Dubut, was totally fooled by Rosbruck's Mario Mazzoni, who 68 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 71st match minute, Rosbruck was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Demarque to maneuver through the defense. After 72 minutes, Romaric Lang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rosbruck and the Colombelles players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Colombelles booed when Rosbruck was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romaric Lang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romaric Lang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Roman Dubut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombelles's goalkeeper Roman Dubut, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loic Mottier in the 84th minute of play forced Colombelles's goalkeeper Roman Dubut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Colombelles getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Anthony Hoff hit a great ball. In the 86th minute Loic Mottier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Dubut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombelles's Roman Dubut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loic Mottier in the 93rd minute of play. The Colombelles fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rosbruck were clearly better and deserved to take the win.