League Play-Off

Stade Morangis
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Brice Courmont started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gildas Caroff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johan Pinot's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. If Brice Courmont had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 9 played minutes Morangis got a freekick which was hit by Jordan Buton. Dorian Gendry was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 9th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Franck Bouchart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Gildas Caroff made a huge save. Franck Bouchart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Morangis's Franck Bouchart got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Bixente Boittin fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Plappeville's protests and gave Bixente Boittin a yellow card for diving instead. Bixente Boittin hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Johan Pinot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Gildas Caroff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brice Courmont sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Brice Courmont sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Morangis's Djimmy Lochon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brice Courmont in the 31st minute of play. Brice Courmont sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Franck Bouchart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gildas Caroff. Plappeville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franck Bouchart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Plappeville booed when Morangis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Billy Boudeau didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Morangis defense, Baptiste Berthon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Djimmy Lochon. The Morangis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Djimmy Lochon should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Johan Pinot made a kick off. A collision led to Morangis getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Billy Boudeau hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Brice Courmont reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Djimmy Lochon. The goal made the score 1-2. In the 60th minute, Valerien Chevrier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brice Courmont sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baptiste Berthons short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Djimmy Lochon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Baptiste Berthon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Djimmy Lochon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Pinot in the 72nd minute of play forced Plappeville's goalkeeper Gildas Caroff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Johan Pinot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gildas Caroff was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Johan Pinot might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gildas Caroff. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johan Pinot ran back to his position shaking his head. If Johan Pinot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gildas Caroff came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Morangis's Johan Pinot. But to his dismay, Johan Pinot quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Djimmy Lochon successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Morangis's Djimmy Lochon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brice Courmont in the 93rd minute of play. Baptiste Berthon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Morangis were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Plappeville for a fine match.