League Play-Off

Rouet
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bompas's Rene Lagasse started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, Bompas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Baptiste Ribiere to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes into the match, Bompas's goal looked a bit too open when Justin Forestier came free, but Emmanuel Thouvenin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes of play, Bompas's Rene Lagasse made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alphonse Magnon was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 14th minute Rene Lagasse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alphonse Magnon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeremy Gaillet charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeremy Gaillet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute, Jeremy Gaillet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th match minute, Rouet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tanguy Bernhard to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Rene Lagasse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alphonse Magnon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Bompas getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Andre Malbert hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, Rouet's Tanguy Bernhard broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 28 minutes into the match, Bompas's Rene Lagasse sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alphonse Magnon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jean-Baptiste Ribiere fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alphonse Magnon having to interfere. Alphonse Magnon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Lagasse in the 34th minute of the match. Quentin Vaux in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emmanuel Thouvenin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Justin Forestier to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Andre Malbert was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bompas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rouet the free kick. In the 52nd match minute, Bompas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andre Malbert to maneuver through the defense. Tanguy Bernhard was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 53rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Bompas's Emmanuel Thouvenin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justin Forestier in the 55th minute of play. Rene Lagasse recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute, Jeremy Gaillet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute Justin Forestier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emmanuel Thouvenin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean-Baptiste Ribiere received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Alphonse Magnon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Justin Forestier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Emmanuel Thouvenin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute Quentin Vaux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emmanuel Thouvenin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emmanuel Thouvenin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quentin Vaux in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Justin Forestier 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. Lucien Lecornu kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Rene Lagasse struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Alphonse Magnon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bompas. The Bompas players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.