League Play-Off

Bouchain
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bouchain's François Pecquet started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 4th minute, but Robin Péronnet got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving stade st aubinais hanging dry this time. In the 6th minute, Franck Bruley fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of Bouchain booed when stade st aubinais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johan Auge didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind stade st aubinais's goalkeeper Robin Péronnet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pascal Sène received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Rudy Duru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Bouchain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustave Chomat to maneuver through the defense. Rudy Duru didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Johan Auge went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rudy Duru stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maël Vache's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. The supporters of stade st aubinais booed when Bouchain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Bayol didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 played minutes, stade st aubinais's Maël Bès shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rudy Duru 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 stade st aubinais reached it. The audience was convinced that Pascal Sène's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rudy Duru was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 33rd match minute, Bouchain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Joffre to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Bouchain's zone, Pascal Sène stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rudy Duru came out of the goal and Pascal Sène 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 36 minutes, Pascal Sène managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. stade st aubinais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascal Sène was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maël Vache struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Rudy Duru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for stade st aubinais. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Pascal Sène made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Franck Bruley 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 61 minutes into the game, when Ruben Lataste put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of stade st aubinais:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bouchain:s goal. In the 64th minute there was a penalty for Bouchain. Jean Petre stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Robin Péronnet. 2-1. Franck Bruley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franck Bruley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Péronnet read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. François Pecquet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Robin Péronnet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by François Pecquet in the 76th minute of play forced stade st aubinais's goalkeeper Robin Péronnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bouchain's François Pecquet got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Franck Bruley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robin Péronnet was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, Bouchain's Franck Bruley sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robin Péronnet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When César Joffre fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bouchain's protests and gave César Joffre a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of stade st aubinais booed when Bouchain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. César Joffre didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, François Pecquet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bouchain's supporters rose to their feet, but François Pecquet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robin Péronnet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by François Pecquet in the 94th minute of play forced stade st aubinais's goalkeeper Robin Péronnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bouchain fans cheered their team off the field, for while stade st aubinais had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.