League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joachim Fleck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Jacquemet in the 8th minute of the match. Faouzi Malki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Faouzi Caspar in the 10th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adam Jacquemet during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Faouzi Caspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Malki having to interfere. A collision led to Racing Club Roubaix getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Donald Mesnard hit a great ball. In the 19th minute of the match Marc Guine sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joachim Fleck skillfully saved the ball. Faouzi Malki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cédric Gerbaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. With a little luck, Limoges's Faouzi Malki got control of the ball when Faouzi Caspar tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Racing Club Roubaix's Cédric Gerbaud in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Limoges's goalie prevented a goal. 32 minutes into the match, Faouzi Caspar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Faouzi Malki. Limoges's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faouzi Caspar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 35th minute Cédric Gerbaud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faouzi Malki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Adam Jacquemet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute Adam Jacquemet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joachim Fleck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marc Thomassin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Cédric Gerbaud made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Racing Club Roubaix booed when Limoges was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rayanne Seiller didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faouzi Caspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Faouzi Malki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faouzi Malki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cédric Gerbaud in the 62nd minute of play. Faouzi Malki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Faouzi Caspar went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 71 minutes, Adam Jacquemet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Limoges's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Jacquemet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Adam Jacquemet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Limoges's supporters rose to their feet, but Adam Jacquemet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joachim Fleck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Adam Jacquemet came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Limoges 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 Adam Jacquemet couldn't finish the play. In the 77th match minute, Limoges was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Paul Blanchin to maneuver through the defense. Adam Jacquemet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joachim Fleck having to make a save. Racing Club Roubaix's Joachim Fleck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Racing Club Roubaix from getting a goal against them. In the 89th minute, Cédric Gerbaud 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. Racing Club Roubaix were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Limoges for a fine match.