League Play-Off

Hamel
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ange Daudin kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ange Daudin in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samuel Lavaud saved Malhivert from getting behind. Malhivert's Samuel Lavaud proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Malhivert from getting a goal against them. 5 minutes into the game, Donatien Cazes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Malhivert's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hamel the free kick. The supporters of Hamel booed when Malhivert was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donatien Cazes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kylian Guillemant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Lavaud having to interfere. Malhivert's Samuel Lavaud proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Malhivert from getting a goal against them. When Hamel's Ange Daudin in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Malhivert's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st minute Francis Motard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Emmanuel Plouhinec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuel Lavaud made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Kylian Guillemant sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Ange Daudin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Lavaud was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. A collision led to Hamel getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Simon Girardot hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ange Daudin in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samuel Lavaud prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kylian Guillemant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malhivert's Samuel Lavaud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ange Daudin in the 46th minute of play. Pierre-Emmanuel Plouhinec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Motard in the 48th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Geoffrey Faure made the kick off in the second half. Francis Motard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kylian Guillemant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Lavaud having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ange Daudin in the 59th minute of play forced Malhivert's goalkeeper Samuel Lavaud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Kylian Guillemant came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Hamel 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 Kylian Guillemant couldn't finish the play. Pierre-Emmanuel Plouhinec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malik Moyse in the 64th minute of play. Pierre-Emmanuel Plouhinec made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francis Motard in the 67th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Kylian Guillemant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hamel's supporters rose to their feet, but Kylian Guillemant was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Lavaud breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute, Kylian Guillemant left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hamel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Samuel Lavaud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kylian Guillemant in the 80th minute of play. Geoffrey Faure fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre-Emmanuel Plouhinec having to interfere.