League Play-Off

Stade Verrière
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Verrière's goalkeeper Yvan Cabaret, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Éric Laffargue received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Yvan Cabaret tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Verrière's Arnaud Weil slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raphaël Werle. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. Viriat's Raphaël Werle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaud Weil in the 19th minute of play. The supporters of Verrière booed when Viriat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Bossut didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Viriat defense, Arnaud Weil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raphaël Werle. The Viriat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raphaël Werle should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Verrière's Arnaud Weil got a free kick in the 26th minute. If Arnaud Weil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Viriat's Raphaël Werle got control of the ball when Dove Bourhis tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Viriat getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Donatien Massot hit a great ball. Verrière were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Viriat's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jean-François Moutoussamy took the corner. Arnaud Weil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Junior Leprince had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnaud Weil to make the kick off. Dove Bourhis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Raphaël Werle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Éric Laffargue fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yvan Cabaret having to interfere. Dove Bourhis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphaël Werle having to interfere. Raphaël Werle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaud Weil in the 62nd minute of the match. The supporters of Verrière booed when Viriat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madjid Boutier didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Dove Bourhis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute, Madjid Boutier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olivier Delaveau in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raphaël Werle saved Viriat from getting behind. Verrière's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.