League Play-Off

Rosel
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Armand Bergeot took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Barthélemy got a freekick which was hit by Berenger Javelle. In the 4th minute of the match, Armand Bergeot tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gerald Belin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 5th minute, Rosel's Armand Bergeot ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gerald Belin. Gerald Belin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After 8 played minutes Rosel got a freekick which was hit by Dimitri Herr. If Rayanne Baudy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rayanne Baudy came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Rosel 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 Rayanne Baudy couldn't finish the play. Valerien Munoz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Justin Gascon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerald Belin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armand Bergeot in the 22nd minute of the match. After 30 minutes of play, Barthélemy's Danny Fremy made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Justin Gascon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Danny Fremy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Justin Gascon having to make a save. Gerald Belin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armand Bergeot in the 37th minute of the match. Barthélemy's Valerien Munoz got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Fremy in the 45th minute of play forced Rosel's goalkeeper Justin Gascon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Danny Fremy to strike the kick off in the second half. Justin Gascon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danny Fremy, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Rayanne Baudy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 55th minute Armand Bergeot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerald Belin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 minutes, Ferdinand Lapalus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barthélemy and the Rosel players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Barthélemy's Ferdinand Lapalus got a free kick in the 58th minute. After having played for 72 minutes, Valerien Munoz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barthélemy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valerien Munoz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Fremy in the 74th minute of play forced Rosel's goalkeeper Justin Gascon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rayanne Baudy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Gerald Belin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armand Bergeot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerald Belin having to interfere. Jeremy Thomasse charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeremy Thomasse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 80 played minutes Barthélemy got a freekick which was hit by Jeremy Thomasse. Gerald Belin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rayanne Baudy in the 81st minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Valerien Munoz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barthélemy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Armand Bergeot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Barthélemy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.