League Play-Off

Mirande
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nelson Laisney took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mirande's Theodore Cadic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omer Munsch in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Nelson Laisney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronald Perraut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Moncheaux's goalkeeper Ronald Perraut, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Mirande booed when Moncheaux was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alban Nelson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dylan Lasnier's late challenge caught a Moncheaux's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dylan Lasnier helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Moncheaux booed when Mirande was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylan Lasnier didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Marc-Antoine Louvet sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Mirande's Theodore Cadic didn't even have to move. Mirande's Theodore Cadic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charly Brissard in the 11th minute of play. Ronan Benquet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ronald Perraut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronan Benquet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronald Perraut having to interfere. If Alban Nelson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronan Benquet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute of the match Ethan Millet sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ronald Perraut skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Ronan Benquet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mirande's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronan Benquet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Mirande defense, Franklin Dumontier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Theodore Cadic. The Mirande fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Theodore Cadic should have stopped the shot. 36 minutes into the match, Mirande's goal looked a bit too open when Charly Brissard came free, but Theodore Cadic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nelson Laisney was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 39th minute. Mirande's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Charly Brissard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theodore Cadic having to interfere. In the 47th match minute, Mirande was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Lasnier to maneuver through the defense. Omer Munsch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Theodore Cadic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Charly Brissard to make the kick off. With a little luck, Mirande's Theodore Cadic got control of the ball when Omer Munsch tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 54 minutes, Omer Munsch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Moncheaux's supporters crossed their fingers, but Omer Munsch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ronan Benquet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Moncheaux's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Laisney came free, but Ronald Perraut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Nelson Laisney left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mirande fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 66 minutes into the game, Ronan Benquet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ronald Perraut was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th minute of the match Ethan Millet shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ronald Perraut showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charly Brissard in the 80th minute of play forced Mirande's goalkeeper Theodore Cadic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Stephane Guilhot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mirande's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Moncheaux the free kick. Moncheaux's Omer Munsch came free and shot a quick shot against goal 83 minutes in the game, fortunately Theodore Cadic had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Ronald Perraut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Philippeau in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Mirande's goalkeeper Theodore Cadic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omer Munsch. Ronald Perraut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Laisney, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.