League Play-Off

Stade Chesnaye
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tanguy Simonetti made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Fouillouse got a freekick which was hit by Tony Le Boucher. Edouard Fourquet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Jonas Pardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pacome Delaforge during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pacome Delaforge kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. If Edouard Fourquet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Theo Archambaud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jonas Pardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonas Pardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Theo Archambaud in the 22nd minute. The attack was good, but when Edouard Fourquet in the 25th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Jonas Pardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edouard Fourquet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the game, Tanguy Simonetti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ulysse Nicoli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 33rd minute, Tanguy Simonetti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fouillouse fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Jonas Pardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edouard Fourquet in the 40th minute of play. Theo Archambaud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edouard Fourquet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Fouillouse's goal looked a bit too open when Edouard Fourquet came free, but Jonas Pardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Chesnaye booed when Fouillouse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascal Reynes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonas Pardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edouard Fourquet, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Chesnaye's Edouard Fourquet got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tommy Miquel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tanguy Simonetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Tanguy Simonetti came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Fouillouse 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 Tanguy Simonetti couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute, Tanguy Simonetti reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ulysse Nicoli. The goal made the score 0-3. Theo Archambaud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Jonas Pardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Fouillouse defense, Corentin Laigle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Pardo. The Fouillouse fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Pardo should have stopped the shot. Edouard Fourquet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 83 minutes of play, Fouillouse's Tommy Miquel made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulysse Nicoli was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Tanguy Simonetti in the 90th minute of play forced Chesnaye's goalkeeper Ulysse Nicoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Tommy Miquel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fouillouse's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tommy Miquel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 95 minutes into the game, Jose Clergue was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fouillouse's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chesnaye the free kick. After a rather tough play, Fouillouse's Jose Clergue got a free kick in the 96th minute.