League Play-Off

Stade Douard
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raoul Denos got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Bruno Blachere managed to get in a good position for a shot. Douard's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Blachere was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sidney Muret breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo Maunier in the 27th minute of play forced Orly's goalkeeper Sidney Muret to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Blachere fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Muret having to interfere. Bruno Blachere might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sidney Muret. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruno Blachere ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd match minute, Orly was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Modeste Veran to maneuver through the defense. When Bruno Blachere came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Douard 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 Bruno Blachere couldn't finish the play. Douard's Bruno Blachere got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rémy Fernandes hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Bruno Blachere managed to get in a good position for a shot. Douard's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Blachere was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sidney Muret breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Léo Maunier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Muret having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Léo Maunier made a kick off. Édouard Duquenoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ilan Brunner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Raoul Denos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. François Gérard's late challenge caught a Orly's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. François Gérard helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Douard's François Gérard got a free kick in the 57th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 61 minutes into the game, when Ruben Boillot put in a rough tackle. In the 60th minute, one of Orly: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 Orly. In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for Douard. Geoffroy Betton stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sidney Muret. 1-0. 66 minutes into the game, Bastien Bauer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Orly's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Douard the free kick. Bastien Bauer kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Édouard Duquenoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ilan Brunner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Douard's Ilan Brunner got control of the ball when Édouard Duquenoy tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Bruno Blachere had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 83 minutes, Bruno Blachere managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Douard's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Blachere was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Blachere in the 87th minute of play forced Orly's goalkeeper Sidney Muret to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When François Gérard came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Douard 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 François Gérard couldn't finish the play. Édouard Duquenoy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ilan Brunner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute Orly were awarded a corner. Marcel Ducellier went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Marcel Ducellier almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Douard's Ilan Brunner did a great save.