League Play-Off

Stade Issanka
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Farid Couffignal got the match started through his kick off. When Moissac's Farid Couffignal in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lusitanos Sem Bigode's goalie prevented a goal. Moissac's Farid Couffignal got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Farid Couffignal came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Moissac 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 Farid Couffignal couldn't finish the play. Théodore Ponsard charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Théodore Ponsard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lusitanos Sem Bigode's Manuel Guery played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farid Couffignal in the 11th minute of play. Pierre-Olivier Lecoutre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Guery having to interfere. Lusitanos Sem Bigode's Manuel Guery played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farid Couffignal in the 14th minute of play. After some careless play in the Lusitanos Sem Bigode defense, Farid Couffignal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Guery. The Lusitanos Sem Bigode fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Guery should have stopped the shot. Manuel Guery stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Farid Couffignal's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Moissac! The goalkeeper, Louis Dumoutier, was totally fooled by Lusitanos Sem Bigode's Fabian Cure, who 35 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Gerard Boutin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Manuel Guery tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moissac's Gerard Boutin has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 42nd minute. Louis Dumoutier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Chrétien in the 45th minute of the match. In the 48th minute Fred Chrétien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Dumoutier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Moissac were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Chrétien in the 59th minute of play forced Moissac's goalkeeper Louis Dumoutier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Guery made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pierre-Olivier Lecoutre in the 64th minute. Pierre-Olivier Lecoutre received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Manuel Guery came out and tried to block the shot, but Pierre-Olivier Lecoutre slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 67th minute. Gerard Boutin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Manuel Guery tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Théodore Ponsard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 76 played minutes Moissac got a freekick which was hit by Florent Lavialle. Fred Chrétien charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fred Chrétien the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lusitanos Sem Bigode's Fred Chrétien got a free kick in the 91st minute. 95 minutes into the match, Pierre-Olivier Lecoutre dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Manuel Guery, 1-4. Moissac played a much better game than Lusitanos Sem Bigode and deserved their victory. The Lusitanos Sem Bigode players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.