League Play-Off

Chavigny
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. Léon Fargues started the match with the kick off. Pierre-Emmanuel Mallard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Charlie Pean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Ragon's Pierre-Emmanuel Mallard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charlie Pean narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Quentin Rodet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jean-Yves Demestre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Hippolyte Malherbe in the 15th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. If Jacques Vernon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Hippolyte Malherbe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jean-Yves Demestre was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hippolyte Malherbe in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jean-Yves Demestre prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Charlie Pean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre-Emmanuel Mallard in the 29th minute of the match. Guy Alfonsi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ragon's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eddy Gabriel in the 37th minute. Léon Fargues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charlie Pean having to interfere. In the 43rd match minute, Ragon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moussa Navarro to maneuver through the defense. Jean-Yves Demestre acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 44th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Emmanuel Debard. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Hippolyte Malherbe made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Jacques Vernon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Yves Demestre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ragon's zone, Jacques Vernon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Yves Demestre came out of the goal and Jacques Vernon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hippolyte Malherbe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Yves Demestre having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Chavigny fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! Eddy Gabriel shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Léon Fargues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Pierre-Emmanuel Mallard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léon Fargues in the 81st minute of play forced Chavigny's goalkeeper Charlie Pean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guy Alfonsi during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Chavigny booed when Ragon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guy Alfonsi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Ragon's goal looked a bit too open when Jacques Vernon came free, but Jean-Yves Demestre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87thth minute of the game Jacques Vernon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ragon's Jean-Yves Demestre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Ragon's Ahmid Lebaillif got a free kick in the 88th minute. Quentin Rodet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Chavigny getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Jacques Vernon hit a great ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.