League Play-Off

Stade Warneton
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nolan Bouaziz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Harry Henriet took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Geoffrey Micheneau. Warneton's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 6th minute, Damien Verbeke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geoffrey Micheneau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Henriet, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Nolan Bouaziz scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geoffrey Micheneau, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Warneton booed when Illies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christophe Feger didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eden Courtet in the 26th minute of play forced Illies's goalkeeper Clem Plaza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damien Verbeke kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Benjamin Gernigon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Illies's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Gernigon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geoffrey Micheneau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nolan Bouaziz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Madjid Garat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Warneton's supporters rose to their feet, but Madjid Garat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clem Plaza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Warneton's Eden Courtet slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Clem Plaza. That made the score 1-1 after 46 minutes of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eden Courtet was the one to do the kick off. Madjid Garat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Clem Plaza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Youri Bézault charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Youri Bézault the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Clem Plaza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madjid Garat in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, Lilian Bouillot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eden Courtet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clem Plaza having to interfere. A collision led to Illies getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Harry Henriet hit a great ball. If Eden Courtet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 78 minutes into the match, Illies's Lilian Bouillot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geoffrey Micheneau narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jason Lecler during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Illies booed when Warneton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jason Lecler didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 84 minutes of play, Warneton's Eden Courtet made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clem Plaza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eden Courtet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clem Plaza having to interfere. Benjamin Gernigon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geoffrey Micheneau having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Rodrigue Gardette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Benjamin Gernigon came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Illies 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 Benjamin Gernigon couldn't finish the play. Illies's Benjamin Gernigon got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Warneton were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Illies for a fine match.