League Play-Off

Stade Millière
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Raoul Lenne made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Richard Lecas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joey Coutellier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, one of Millière:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Christian Moisson charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Moisson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Millière's Christian Moisson got a free kick in the 11th minute. Hector Chabin hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes, Chaparon's Axel Despres shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Joey Coutellier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chaparon reached it. Bruce Darricau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raoul Lenne in the 18th minute of the match. When Freddy Pontoizeau came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Millière 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 Freddy Pontoizeau couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Lecas in the 33rd minute of play forced Millière's goalkeeper Joey Coutellier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chaparon's Marc Vasseur got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Millière's Cedric Gutierrez got a free kick in the 35th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Millière fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! Axel Despres scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joey Coutellier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Raoul Lenne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raoul Lenne in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruce Darricau saved Chaparon from getting behind. The Millière players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Chaparon were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Richard Lecas was the one to do the kick off. Freddy Pontoizeau recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 55 minutes into the match, Millière's goalkeeper Joey Coutellier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marc Vasseur. Richard Lecas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Joey Coutellier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Richard Lecas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chaparon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Millière the free kick. Richard Lecas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Joey Coutellier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marc Vasseur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Joey Coutellier made a huge save. Marc Vasseur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joey Coutellier having to interfere. In the 72nd minute Raoul Lenne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruce Darricau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Raoul Lenne sped through Chaparon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruce Darricau. Chaparon's Bruce Darricau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Pontoizeau in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Pontoizeau in the 81st minute of play forced Chaparon's goalkeeper Bruce Darricau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Millière's Freddy Pontoizeau got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Theophile Marin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Richard Lecas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Joey Coutellier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Raoul Lenne made a precise shot to the right of Bruce Darricau. Chaparon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.