League Play-Off

Stade Mâlon
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Tremblay's François-Xavier Piraud started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Anthony Villaume took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raymond Fantin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sacha Mayot charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sacha Mayot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sacha Mayot hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Tremblay's Léo Pâquier couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 13th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mâlon. After a rather tough play, Mâlon's Lucas Pellet got a free kick in the 14th minute. After having played for 18 minutes, Raymond Fantin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mâlon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raymond Fantin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 20 minutes into the game, Herve Bruder cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Anthony Villaume was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Tremblay's zone, Raymond Fantin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anthony Villaume came out of the goal and Raymond Fantin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Herve Bruder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthony Villaume having to interfere. If Igor Rongier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Lucas Pellet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anthony Villaume took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raymond Fantin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Tremblay's François-Xavier Piraud got a free kick in the 37th minute. After 40 minutes Tremblay's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tim Cousty who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Mâlon's corner Tim Cousty fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Anthony Villaume quite easily take care of the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Quentin Le Vaillant shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anthony Villaume showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Tremblay's goal looked a bit too open when Raymond Fantin came free, but Anthony Villaume reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mâlon's Herve Bruder got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Raymond Fantin struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Anthony Villaume didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mâlon.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raymond Fantin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anthony Villaume didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raymond Fantin went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When François-Xavier Piraud was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 56 minutes had been played. In the 57th minute, François-Xavier Piraud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tremblay's zone, Raymond Fantin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anthony Villaume came out of the goal and Raymond Fantin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Herve Bruder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Mohamed Tachon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Herve Bruder left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mâlon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Herve Bruder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Anthony Villaume tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Tremblay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léo Pâquier to maneuver through the defense. After 79 minutes of play, Mâlon's Raymond Fantin made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anthony Villaume was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Herve Bruder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anthony Villaume showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raymond Fantin, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Auguste Savin kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mâlon had played much better football throughout.