League Play-Off

Stade Prouvy
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antonin Aveline kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Prouvy's zone, Florent Rodot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ghislain Quintard came out of the goal and Florent Rodot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute, Baptiste Clauzel 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. Eliott Spielmann hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Ghislain Quintard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florent Rodot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vaudherland's Charlie Michiels pulled a muscle in his back after 29 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, Prouvy's Jerome Gouhier got a free kick in the 34th minute. Ghislain Quintard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baptiste Clauzel's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Prouvy's goal looked a bit too open when Florent Rodot came free, but Ghislain Quintard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florent Rodot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ghislain Quintard having to interfere. With his leg Joel Vicaire managed to avoid a goal in the 48thth minute, when Prouvy's Daryl Belmont fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Florent Rodot to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Florent Rodot made a precise shot to the right of Ghislain Quintard. Prouvy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Vaudherland's Joel Vicaire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daryl Belmont in the 56th minute of play. After having played for 58 minutes, Daryl Belmont managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Prouvy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daryl Belmont was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 62 minutes, Quentin Anciaux mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vaudherland and the Prouvy players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, Vaudherland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quentin Anciaux to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute of the match Brian Culot sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joel Vicaire skillfully saved the ball. Antonin Aveline received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Joel Vicaire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Florent Rodot came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Vaudherland 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 Florent Rodot couldn't finish the play. Joel Vicaire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daryl Belmont in the 75th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Antonin Aveline managed to get in a good position for a shot. Prouvy's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonin Aveline was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Vicaire breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jerome Gouhier charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerome Gouhier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 89 played minutes Prouvy got a freekick which was hit by Jerome Gouhier. A hard shot by Erwan Delhommeau from long distance, 91 minutes into the match, got Ghislain Quintard's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 92 minutes into the game, Daryl Belmont was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Prouvy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vaudherland the free kick. Daryl Belmont hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Vaudherland walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.