League Play-Off

Mâlon
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Charles-Emmanuel Letort made the kick off which started today's match. Daniel Duthoit charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Duthoit the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Larringes's Daniel Duthoit got a free kick in the 4th minute. Adil Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renan Grandin in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles-Emmanuel Letort in the 9th minute of play forced Mâlon's goalkeeper Joachim Tourneux to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Charles-Emmanuel Letort's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joachim Tourneux was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Joachim Tourneux showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Guiot, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Charles-Emmanuel Letort recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel Prével during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Michel Prével hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the match, Larringes's Joris Soto broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Jacques Bruchet fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Larringes's protests and gave Jacques Bruchet a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th minute Renan Grandin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adil Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fernand Palau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adil Valle was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Renan Grandin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. François Julienne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adil Valle read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Mâlon's goal looked a bit too open when Charles-Emmanuel Letort came free, but Joachim Tourneux reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joachim Tourneux took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Guiot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Larringes's Joris Soto got a free kick in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Renan Grandin was the one to do the kick off. Mario Guiot kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot Mâlon's keeper Joachim Tourneux was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. In the 54th minute of the match Larringes got a corner. Mâlon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joris Soto ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Joris Soto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mâlon's Joachim Tourneux did a great save. Mâlon's Fernand Palau got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Renan Grandin made a precise shot to the right of Adil Valle. Larringes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 66th minute Renan Grandin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adil Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adil Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernand Palau in the 67th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Renan Grandin 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. In the 79th match minute, Larringes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luka Karembeu to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Jean-Marie Carion in the 81st minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Adil Valle's left hand side. In the 82nd minute, Daniel Duthoit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Renan Grandin sped through Larringes's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adil Valle. With a little luck, Mâlon's Joachim Tourneux got control of the ball when Mario Guiot tried to sneak it across the goal line. Larringes's Adil Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernand Palau in the 92nd minute of play. Mâlon's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.