League Play-Off

Stade Frescaty
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. Noureddine Desailly started the match with the kick off. When Noureddine Desailly came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Frescaty 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 Noureddine Desailly couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Crezin's Yves Raphael got control of the ball when Carl Olier tried to sneak it across the goal line. Octave Brenon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Didier Raynal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Octave Brenon struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Didier Raynal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crezin. Carl Olier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yves Raphael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noureddine Desailly, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Crezin's Camille Gombert got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yves Raphael didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carl Olier went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Didier Raynal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octave Brenon in the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Camille Gombert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crezin's supporters rose to their feet, but Camille Gombert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Didier Raynal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Octave Brenon to make the kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Crezin's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Olier came free, but Yves Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Crezin's Yves Raphael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Olier in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Crezin's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Olier came free, but Yves Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Carl Olier 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. Yves Raphael didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Noureddine Desailly went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Carl Olier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Yves Raphael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Octave Brenon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 77 played minutes Frescaty got a freekick which was hit by Renan Le Meur. Noureddine Desailly blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yves Raphael having to make a save. Yves Raphael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Olier in the 83rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Crezin's Justin Platel got a free kick in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Crezin's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine Desailly came free, but Yves Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Didier Raynal managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Crezin's Camille Gombert fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 90 minutes into the match, Crezin's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine Desailly came free, but Yves Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Crezin players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Frescaty.