League Play-Off

Dunkerque
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Éloi Duflos made the kick off which started today's match. Yvan Lamaison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Francis Forestier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Éloi Duflos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Francis Forestier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Éloi Duflos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Forestier having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Dunkerque's zone, Yvan Lamaison stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francis Forestier came out of the goal and Yvan Lamaison tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francis Forestier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Éloi Duflos in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Éloi Duflos in the 25th minute of play forced Dunkerque's goalkeeper Francis Forestier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nolan Marguerie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lionel Foissac kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. If Nolan Marguerie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Nolan Marguerie notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Millière's Wilfried Berry. Wilfried Berry was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Dunkerque's zone, Éloi Duflos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francis Forestier came out of the goal and Éloi Duflos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 43 minutes into the match, Dunkerque's Alexandre Jay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilfried Berry narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Mickaël Rouaud got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mickaël Rouaud to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Alexandre Jay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dunkerque's Mickaël Rouaud got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Yvan Lamaison made a precise shot to the right of Francis Forestier. Dunkerque's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Mickaël Rouaud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Éloi Duflos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Forestier having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Dunkerque's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Yvan Lamaison fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 77th play minutes Yvan Lamaison shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Francis Forestier and just under the crossbar into goal. After 80 minutes, Nolan Marguerie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dunkerque and the Millière players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Dunkerque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nolan Marguerie to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Dunkerque's Francis Forestier got control of the ball when Yvan Lamaison tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexandre Jay during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dunkerque's Alexandre Jay got a free kick in the 88th minute. Eliott Laveau shot from long distance in the 89th minute, but Francis Forestier was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Wilfried Berry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mickaël Rouaud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yvan Lamaison got free with Francis Forestier in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Dunkerque supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Millière's performance. The match ended with a win for Millière.