League Play-Off

Stade Rodière
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Mimet's Dylan Grossi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bacary Agez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Nicolas Manent tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Dylan Grossi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Manent. Rodière's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dylan Grossi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Nicolas Manent showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bacary Agez, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Nicolas Manent took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bacary Agez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Mimet's goal looked a bit too open when Georges Faucheux came free, but Henri Gallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bacary Agez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 19 minutes into the match, Dylan Grossi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Rodière's Nicolas Manent. Nicolas Manent was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With 25 minutes on the clock, Désiré Etcheverry commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rodière fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Mimet a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hubert Pronier, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rodière's Nicolas Manent. 0-3. Henri Renaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 31 minutes, Pacôme Cance managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rodière's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pacôme Cance was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kader Delaine hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the match, Mimet's goalkeeper Henri Gallo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henri Renaux. Nicolas Manent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dylan Grossi in the 37th minute of the match. Jean-Marie Bely charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean-Marie Bely the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jean-Marie Bely hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Mimet's zone, Henri Renaux stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henri Gallo came out of the goal and Henri Renaux tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Émile Bourgin charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Émile Bourgin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Émile Bourgin kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The crowd rose to their feet as Mimet's Dylan Grossi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nicolas Manent. That made the score 0-5 after 55 minutes of play. In the 60th minute, Bacary Agez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Manent was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Mimet's Kader Delaine slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nicolas Manent. That made the score 0-7 after 63 minutes of play. After 66 played minutes Rodière got a freekick which was hit by Pacôme Cance. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rodière's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hubert Pronier was slow to take the kick. During this time Mimet's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Rémi Basle got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nicolas Manent quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Bacary Agez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodière's Henri Renaux got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nicolas Manent made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Bacary Agez sent off a good shot on target. Henri Renaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 97 minutes, Dylan Grossi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mimet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dylan Grossi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.