League Play-Off

Stade Richardmesnil
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cyprien Gaspar kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Mickaël Durand was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Spartak Clementie's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Richardménil the free kick. After a rather tough play, Spartak Clementie's Mickaël Durand got a free kick in the 4th minute. Spartak Clementie's attentive Sébastien Michot managed to snatch the ball when Bacary Arnou made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. Cyprien Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Richardménil defense, Cyprien Gaspar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gaétan Hermand. The Richardménil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gaétan Hermand should have stopped the shot. Gaétan Hermand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathan Boisard in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, Richardménil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrice Tiberghien to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Spartak Clementie's Nathan Boisard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaétan Hermand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Richardménil's zone, Cyprien Gaspar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaétan Hermand came out of the goal and Cyprien Gaspar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 35 minutes, Léonard Vareille managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartak Clementie's supporters crossed their fingers, but Léonard Vareille was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hamid Sarron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bacary Arnou went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Richardménil's Gaétan Hermand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyprien Gaspar in the 41st minute of play. The supporters of Spartak Clementie booed when Richardménil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylan Roy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sébastien Michot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cyprien Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaétan Hermand having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dylan Roy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Fabrice Tiberghien ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamid Sarron was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 60 minutes into the game, Pierre-Antoine Desmoulin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Richardménil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Spartak Clementie the free kick. Pierre-Antoine Desmoulin hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 62 minutes in the game Sébastien Michot after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Gaétan Hermand. A very good opportunity. After having played for 64 minutes, Cyprien Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartak Clementie's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cyprien Gaspar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Spartak Clementie's Charly Grondin got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute, Dylan Roy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamid Sarron was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. In the 74th minute, Richardménil's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nathan Boisard fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 78th minute Marc-Antoine Jeanroy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamid Sarron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Sébastien Michot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Spartak Clementie getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Florentin Baly hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Léonard Vareille left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spartak Clementie fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Cyprien Gaspar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gaétan Hermand having to make a save. Cyprien Gaspar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Richardménil's Jocelyn Thierry got a free kick in the 94th minute. Léonard Vareille received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Gaétan Hermand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.