League Play-Off

Stade Paul Vauzelle
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sofyane Buard started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sofyane Buard in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jarod Mabit saved U.S.Auzances from getting behind. Dave Buard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarod Mabit having to interfere. Rodrigo Taieb kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Sofyane Buard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flainval fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Flainval's zone, Rodrigo Taieb stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavian Géry came out of the goal and Rodrigo Taieb tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Sofyane Buard came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Flainval 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 Sofyane Buard couldn't finish the play. Jarod Mabit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sofyane Buard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sofyane Buard in the 25th minute of play forced U.S.Auzances's goalkeeper Jarod Mabit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dave Buard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind U.S.Auzances's goalkeeper Jarod Mabit, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sofyane Buard might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jarod Mabit. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sofyane Buard ran back to his position shaking his head. Dave Buard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Dave Buard put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jarod Mabit. Joseph Lorenzini charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joseph Lorenzini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Joseph Lorenzini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodrigo Taieb was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Sofyane Buard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jarod Mabit was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 52nd minute Sofyane Buard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarod Mabit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dave Buard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jarod Mabit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sofyane Buard, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute of the match, Sofyane Buard tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jarod Mabit saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sammy Anfray charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sammy Anfray the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pierre-Loup Bourez took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jarod Mabit. U.S.Auzances's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Flainval's Dave Buard got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dave Buard took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jarod Mabit. Jarod Mabit dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Jarod Mabit stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sofyane Buard's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. When Sofyane Buard came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Flainval 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 Sofyane Buard couldn't finish the play. Dave Buard's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jarod Mabit firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sofyane Buard in the 76th minute of play forced U.S.Auzances's goalkeeper Jarod Mabit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Buard struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Jarod Mabit didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flainval. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dave Buard got free with Jarod Mabit in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jarod Mabit didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 84th minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Sofyane Buard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jarod Mabit having to make a save. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind U.S.Auzances's goalkeeper Jarod Mabit, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 93 minutes, Bilal Sagnard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flainval's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bilal Sagnard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jarod Mabit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sofyane Buard, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.