League Play-Off

Stade Marchiennes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Edmond Coppin made the kick off and thus started the match. If Mohamed-Ali Rouget had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Mohamed-Ali Rouget shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Côme Couturier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavien Griot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Côme Couturier made a huge save. Flavien Griot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Côme Couturier made a huge save. Côme Couturier came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Marchiennes's Flavien Griot. But to his dismay, Flavien Griot quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 29 minutes into the match, Marchiennes's goal looked a bit too open when Edmond Coppin came free, but Hugues Blanquet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Marchiennes getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Batiste Pâquier hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Macou's Faudel Ferrari got a free kick in the 30th minute. Mohamed-Ali Rouget recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Côme Couturier made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Flavien Griot sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mohamed-Ali Rouget to make the kick off. Hugues Blanquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faudel Ferrari in the 56th minute of play. Macou's Côme Couturier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavien Griot in the 59th minute of play. 2-0 became the score in the 60th minute when Mohamed-Ali Rouget elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Côme Couturier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed-Ali Rouget in the 63rd minute of play. Côme Couturier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed-Ali Rouget, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavien Griot in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Côme Couturier saved Macou from getting behind. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Macou! In the 74th minute there was a penalty for Marchiennes. Jonathan Théophile stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Côme Couturier. 3-0. Mohamed-Ali Rouget's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Côme Couturier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Flavien Griot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Côme Couturier was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Marchiennes's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.