League Play-Off

Stade Béthemont
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lilian Coquin kicked off to start the match. Fabien Buquet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bixente Bluteau, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Lilian Coquin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabien Buquet having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Béthemont's zone, Lilian Coquin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabien Buquet came out of the goal and Lilian Coquin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 16 minutes into the match, Béthemont's goal looked a bit too open when Lilian Coquin came free, but Fabien Buquet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lilian Coquin in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabien Buquet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martial Georges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27th minute Bixente Bluteau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabien Buquet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bixente Bluteau came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Colombelles 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 Bixente Bluteau couldn't finish the play. Fabien Buquet didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lilian Coquin went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martial Georges to make the kick off. Fabien Brun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Colombelles's Roman Dubut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martial Georges in the 53rd minute of play. Roman Dubut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabien Brun, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When Martial Georges came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Béthemont 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 Martial Georges couldn't finish the play. Roman Dubut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabien Brun, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Luka Coulange hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martial Georges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martial Georges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bixente Bluteau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Fabien Buquet made a huge save. Fabien Brun took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roman Dubut. Roman Dubut dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Martial Georges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabien Buquet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lilian Coquin, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 89 minutes, Titouan Lautier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Béthemont and the Colombelles players grew even worse after the yellow card. Titouan Lautier hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Béthemont's goalkeeper Fabien Buquet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bixente Bluteau. Colombelles's Bixente Bluteau got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 94 played minutes Colombelles got a freekick which was hit by Raymond Ropert.