League Play-Off

Stade Grossereix
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Réda Hibon took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Bluffy getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Felix Blard hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Grossereix's Junior Forestier tried to score from far away in the 8th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 9 played minutes Bluffy got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Francois Michalak. Grégory Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacques Barrat, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Jacques Barrat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Grégory Daniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jacques Barrat came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Bluffy 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 Jacques Barrat couldn't finish the play. Jacques Barrat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grégory Daniel having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Bluffy's goalkeeper Hocine Steunou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kilian Ratajczak. Jacques Barrat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Chapotot in the 38th minute of play forced Grossereix's goalkeeper Grégory Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sam Chapotot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grégory Daniel having to interfere. After 42 minutes, Charlie Plisson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grossereix and the Bluffy players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Grossereix getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Charlie Plisson hit a great ball. After the first half Bluffy were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jacques Barrat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sam Chapotot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grégory Daniel having to interfere. Jacques Barrat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 64 minutes into the game, when Felix Blard put in a rough tackle. Grossereix's Réda Hibon got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Bluffy's Sam Chapotot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grégory Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Grossereix getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Charles Blanckaert hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Bluffy's goal looked a bit too open when Kilian Ratajczak came free, but Hocine Steunou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Kilian Ratajczak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hocine Steunou. Bluffy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kilian Ratajczak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Hocine Steunou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Réda Hibon in the 88th minute of play. Kilian Ratajczak struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Hocine Steunou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grossereix. Sam Chapotot came free with the goalkeeper in the 97th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Grégory Daniel could save by the left post. When the referee blew the final whistle, Grossereix could leave the field as winners, despite Bluffy having more of the ball for most of the match.