League Play-Off

Stade Rouvroy
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edgard Leccia started the match with the kick off. U.Craiova's Hubert Mertz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Boutron in the 3rd minute of play. Dimitri Bégaud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Hubert Mertz made a huge save. Hubert Mertz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dimitri Bégaud in the 9th minute. Dimitri Bégaud succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 11th playminute. In the 15th match minute, Rouvroy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Loiret to maneuver through the defense. Rouvroy's Harold Vigne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jason Coisne in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Dimitri Bégaud 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aziz Boutron in the 18th minute of play forced U.Craiova's goalkeeper Hubert Mertz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 minutes of play, Rouvroy's Dimitri Bégaud made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hubert Mertz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgard Leccia during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 26 played minutes U.Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Leccia. If Edgard Leccia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rouvroy! Hubert Mertz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Argoud in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

With his leg Harold Vigne managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when U.Craiova's Edgard Leccia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Harold Vigne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Leccia in the 62nd minute of the match. U.Craiova's Orlando Ospin got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hubert Mertz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aziz Boutron, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Hubert Mertz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitri Bégaud's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rouvroy's zone, Edgard Leccia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Harold Vigne came out of the goal and Edgard Leccia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aziz Boutron took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hubert Mertz. Hubert Mertz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Despite being the better team, U.Craiova failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.