League Play-Off

Stade Ecault
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. Leo Duvigneau started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jean-Michel Joncour in the 2nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stephane Escalier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stephane Escalier didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 9th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Stephane Escalier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vivien Lesimple went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Andrésy's Stephane Escalier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Andrésy from getting a goal against them. 23 minutes into the match, Leo Duvigneau notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Ecault's Blaise Blois. Blaise Blois was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Baptiste Menguy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blaise Blois having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Baptiste Menguy put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Blaise Blois. The audience was convinced that Louison Plu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stephane Escalier was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jean-Michel Joncour to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Andrésy's goal looked a bit too open when Vivien Lesimple came free, but Stephane Escalier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blaise Blois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Duvigneau in the 59th minute of play. Blaise Blois was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Leo Duvigneau capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leo Duvigneau really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean-Charles Agniel during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vivien Lesimple 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. Jean-Charles Agniel was shown his second yellow card after 68 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Jean-Charles Agniel kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Vivien Lesimple managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecault's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vivien Lesimple was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teddy Delory charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teddy Delory the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Andrésy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecault:s goal. The referee gave Ecault a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lionel Schlegel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Andrésy's Stephane Escalier. 3-3. Stephane Escalier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vivien Lesimple, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stephane Escalier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vivien Lesimple in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of Ecault booed when Andrésy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludovic Garric didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Leo Duvigneau fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Andrésy's protests and gave Leo Duvigneau a yellow card for diving instead. Jean-Michel Joncour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Stephane Escalier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stephane Escalier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desire Hoareau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Andrésy's zone, Vivien Lesimple stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stephane Escalier came out of the goal and Vivien Lesimple tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 99th minute, Vivien Lesimple ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stephane Escalier was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Ecault's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.