League Play-Off

Stade Corbas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luc Mohamed took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Steve Paillat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alix Depuydt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Dargaud took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Philibert Lefevre. Philibert Lefevre dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 10th match minute, Auberlach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarod Mestre to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Auberlach getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Ferdinand Garand hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Leon Chalopin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luc Mohamed struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Philibert Lefevre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corbas. When Daniel Dargaud came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Corbas 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 Daniel Dargaud couldn't finish the play. In the 26th minute Steve Paillat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alix Depuydt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarod Mestre charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarod Mestre the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jarod Mestre hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute of the match Corbas got a corner. Auberlach's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Dargaud ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Auberlach's goalie and right to Luc Mohamed. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Auberlach's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 43 minutes into the match, Corbas's goal looked a bit too open when Cedric Gresset came free, but Alix Depuydt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

With a little luck, Corbas's Alix Depuydt got control of the ball when Steve Paillat tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Auberlach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarod Mestre to maneuver through the defense. Luc Mohamed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florian Allain's late challenge caught a Auberlach's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Allain helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Ribeyre in the 71st minute of play forced Corbas's goalkeeper Alix Depuydt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute of the match Jarod Mestre sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alix Depuydt skillfully saved the ball. Alix Depuydt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steve Paillat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Corbas's goalkeeper Alix Depuydt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bastien Busnel. In the 82nd minute Luc Mohamed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philibert Lefevre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Daniel Dargaud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cedric Gresset received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alix Depuydt came out and tried to block the shot, but Cedric Gresset slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 89th minute. After having played for 95 minutes, William Ribeyre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Auberlach's supporters crossed their fingers, but William Ribeyre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.