League Play-Off

Stade nord-ouest
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Prosper Guyonvarch got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prosper Guyonvarch in the 3rd minute of play forced Villeneuve's goalkeeper Mourad Bachmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramzi Millien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Bachmann having to interfere. Ben Clot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Arnold Crochet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dorian Lavorel hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Arnold Crochet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Clot in the 18th minute of the match. Renaud Hummel struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Arnold Crochet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Villeneuve. Régis Aymes charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Régis Aymes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 24 minutes, Renaud Hummel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villeneuve's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renaud Hummel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arnold Crochet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renaud Hummel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xavier Goyet during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Xavier Goyet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Villeneuve's zone, Prosper Guyonvarch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mourad Bachmann came out of the goal and Prosper Guyonvarch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Renaud Hummel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mourad Bachmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prosper Guyonvarch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Villeneuve's Alexis Paret got a free kick in the 54th minute. Roucourt's Arnold Crochet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Roucourt from getting a goal against them. Ben Clot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Prosper Guyonvarch's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mourad Bachmann read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Arnold Crochet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renaud Hummel, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Villeneuve's Renaud Hummel got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnold Crochet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renaud Hummel in the 88th minute of play. When Prosper Guyonvarch came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Roucourt 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 Prosper Guyonvarch couldn't finish the play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.