League Play-Off

Stade Labourse
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Labourse's Clem Geffroy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Clem Geffroy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Labourse booed when Bandol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Danjou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sidney Jousse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Tim Boidin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Labourse defense, Anatole Revel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Louison Gendre. The Labourse fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Louison Gendre should have stopped the shot. Labourse's Louison Gendre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatole Revel in the 19th minute of play. After 20 minutes, Tim Wolf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bandol and the Labourse players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th match minute, Bandol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Wolf to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Labourse's Éric Grillon got a free kick in the 27th minute. A collision led to Labourse getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Rodolphe Piron hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Anatole Revel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Louison Gendre. Labourse's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anatole Revel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 43rd minute, Karim Danjou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sidney Jousse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Karim Danjou came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Bandol 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 Karim Danjou couldn't finish the play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anatole Revel made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Labourse's goalkeeper Louison Gendre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donald Bron. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Labourse's goalkeeper Louison Gendre, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Clem Geffroy struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Tim Boidin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Labourse. Labourse's Sidney Jousse got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Louison Gendre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anatole Revel in the 76th minute of the match. Sofyane Trichet hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Benoît Landon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clem Geffroy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tim Boidin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Jousse in the 86th minute of the match. Tim Boidin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clem Geffroy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Labourse's Sidney Jousse sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tim Boidin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Bandol's Vivien Vanhove got a free kick in the 98th minute. In the 100th minute, Benoît Landon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tim Boidin came out of the goal in the 101st minute to try and stop a shot by Labourse's Sidney Jousse. But to his dismay, Sidney Jousse quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.