League Play-Off

DRAGAO STADIUM
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Josselin Raimbault started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Recueil's goalkeeper François-Xavier Cerf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabrice Quelen. After a defensive mix-up in DRAGOES ALL STARS's zone, Lenny Balland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antoine Cottier came out of the goal and Lenny Balland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Recueil's François-Xavier Cerf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Recueil from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Recueil's zone, Renan Catteau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. François-Xavier Cerf came out of the goal and Renan Catteau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 18 minutes into the match, DRAGOES ALL STARS's Renan Catteau sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that François-Xavier Cerf narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 26 played minutes, Recueil's Djibril Grosbois shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Antoine Cottier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Recueil reached it. In the 28th minute Lenny Balland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoine Cottier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Lenny Balland put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Antoine Cottier. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josselin Raimbault in the 33rd minute of play forced DRAGOES ALL STARS's goalkeeper Antoine Cottier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Josselin Raimbault had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to DRAGOES ALL STARS getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Raymond Paquereau hit a great ball. If Lenny Balland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in DRAGOES ALL STARS's zone, Josselin Raimbault stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antoine Cottier came out of the goal and Josselin Raimbault tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Josselin Raimbault received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Antoine Cottier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antoine Cottier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lenny Balland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teddy Chanteloup stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Antoine Cottier managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Recueil's Lenny Balland fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Antoine Cottier made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lenny Balland in the 63rd minute. François-Xavier Cerf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teddy Chanteloup, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renan Catteau scored 1-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of François-Xavier Cerf, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 71st minute, Lenny Balland 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. After having played for 75 minutes, Renan Catteau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DRAGOES ALL STARS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renan Catteau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. François-Xavier Cerf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renan Catteau, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. François-Xavier Cerf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teddy Chanteloup in the 81st minute of play. Lenny Balland recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hamza Briquet charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamza Briquet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th match minute, Recueil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamza Briquet to maneuver through the defense. Josselin Raimbault sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Recueil were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing DRAGOES ALL STARS to leave the ground with a draw.