League Play-Off

Stade Barbentane
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jean-Baptiste Prouvost made the kick off which started today's match. If Marcel Dumont had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ole-Kristian Ingebrigtsen made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Marcel Dumont sent off a good shot on target. Barbentane's Marcel Dumont got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nathanaël Duparc in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ewan Rousseaux prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Atlanta United booed when Barbentane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timothe Severac didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlanta United's Ole-Kristian Ingebrigtsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Baptiste Prouvost in the 16th minute of play. Nathanaël Duparc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ewan Rousseaux tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ewan Rousseaux showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabin Kuntz, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Nathanaël Duparc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ewan Rousseaux showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathanaël Duparc in the 23rd minute of the match. Ewan Rousseaux came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Atlanta United's Gabin Kuntz. But to his dismay, Gabin Kuntz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ewan Rousseaux showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathanaël Duparc, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Atlanta United were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Barbentane's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ramzy Veillet took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Nathanaël Duparc managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Nathanaël Duparc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabin Kuntz made a kick off. Ewan Rousseaux showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabin Kuntz in the 51st minute of the match. Barbentane's Ewan Rousseaux proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Barbentane from getting a goal against them. Ole-Kristian Ingebrigtsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Baptiste Prouvost in the 63rd minute of play. If Jean-Baptiste Prouvost had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 played minutes Barbentane got a freekick which was hit by Desire Sonzogni. 72 minutes into the match, Atlanta United's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Baptiste Prouvost came free, but Ole-Kristian Ingebrigtsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barbentane's goalkeeper Ewan Rousseaux, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Ewan Rousseaux managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Atlanta United's Nathanaël Duparc fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gabin Kuntz succeeded in the game's 81st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. Nathanaël Duparc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ewan Rousseaux having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Gabin Kuntz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ewan Rousseaux. The goal made the score 0-6. The audience was convinced that Gabin Kuntz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ewan Rousseaux was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The Barbentane fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Atlanta United were clearly better and deserved to take the win.