League Play-Off

Louvil
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Justin Attard started the match with the kick off. If Frédéric Gosnet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Montevrain's zone, Justin Attard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bart Chirat came out of the goal and Justin Attard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 7 played minutes Justin Attard rounded Montevrain's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Justin Attard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Bart Chirat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frédéric Gosnet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bart Chirat having to interfere. Louvil's Justin Attard managed to work through Montevrain's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Justin Attard dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The audience was convinced that Justin Attard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bart Chirat was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Bart Chirat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justin Attard in the 35th minute of play. Louvil's Luka Crépin got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Justin Attard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the game, Germain Recher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Montevrain's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Louvil the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Justin Attard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Louvil's supporters rose to their feet, but Justin Attard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bart Chirat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After a defensive mix-up in Montevrain's zone, Frédéric Gosnet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bart Chirat came out of the goal and Frédéric Gosnet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the match, Montevrain's goal looked a bit too open when Luka Crépin came free, but Bart Chirat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Justin Attard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bart Chirat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 64th minute Justin Attard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart Chirat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justin Attard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bart Chirat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Crépin in the 71st minute of play. Justin Attard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bart Chirat having to interfere. In the 78th minute Frédéric Gosnet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart Chirat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Germain Recher was shown his second yellow card after 78 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. If Frédéric Gosnet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Justin Attard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Louvil's supporters rose to their feet, but Justin Attard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bart Chirat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 88 minutes, Justin Attard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Louvil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justin Attard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Justin Attard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Frédéric Gosnet came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Louvil 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 Frédéric Gosnet couldn't finish the play. Louvil walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.