League Play-Off

Ermont
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Davy Top kicked off to start the match. Cheikh Chalancon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyprien Viault, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Junior Chazot kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raymond Campo during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 15 played minutes Galère got a freekick which was hit by Raymond Campo. Cyprien Viault fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheikh Chalancon having to interfere. Josselin Nevers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renaud Mauries in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Gaétan Drouault hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 played minutes, Galère's Jean-Marie Lesieur shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Josselin Nevers came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Galère reached it. In the 25th minute Davy Top shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josselin Nevers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Renaud Mauries fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josselin Nevers having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Davy Top's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josselin Nevers was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Josselin Nevers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renaud Mauries in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, one of Ermont: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 Ermont. Josselin Nevers went to the wrong direction when Jean-Marie Lesieur was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Jean-Marie Lesieur put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Josselin Nevers. Cyprien Viault sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Noa Wiss managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ermont's supporters rose to their feet, but Noa Wiss was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cheikh Chalancon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cyprien Viault received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Cheikh Chalancon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ermont booed when Galère was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Junior Chazot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 minutes Galère's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Teddy Marlin who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Teddy Marlin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cheikh Chalancon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cyprien Viault was the one to do the kick off. Cyprien Viault took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cheikh Chalancon. Cheikh Chalancon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. A collision led to Galère getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Junior Chazot hit a great ball. When Junior Chazot came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Galère 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 Junior Chazot couldn't finish the play. After 73 played minutes Ermont got a freekick which was hit by Erwann Hamdi. Josselin Nevers was a little too slow when Davy Top got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 2-3. When Galère's Davy Top in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ermont's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ermont's goalkeeper Josselin Nevers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Ermont getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Lilian Debord hit a great ball. Renaud Mauries struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Josselin Nevers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galère. Renaud Mauries sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute, Renaud Mauries left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galère fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The Galère players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.