League Play-Off

Stade Soucy
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) John Demonchy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jolan Salvan in the 3rd minute of play. After 5th play minutes Jolan Salvan shot 0-1, a short shot which went by John Demonchy and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 8th minute, Djamel Créton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jolan Salvan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Honore Collot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Demonchy having to interfere. Jolan Salvan struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. John Demonchy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bourdonnière. Kevan Letombe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Flavian Barbet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Kevan Letombe made a precise shot to the right of Flavian Barbet. Bourdonnière's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Jolan Salvan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Demonchy having to interfere. John Demonchy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jolan Salvan, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Titouan Mahieux hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. If Jolan Salvan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Honore Collot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. John Demonchy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jolan Salvan in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Bourdonnière's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gaston Cornilleau fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Soucy's Gérald Haffner suffered a concussion after 47 minutes and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Titouan Mahieux during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 48th minute, Titouan Mahieux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 57th minute, Soucy's Djamel Créton seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Djamel Créton the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Soucy protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Djamel Créton had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 57th minute, one of Soucy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Soucy. In the 59th minute there was a penalty for Bourdonnière. Pierrick Berthonneau stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving John Demonchy. 1-2. In the 65th minute, Bilal Garrec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evan Canonne kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. When Jolan Salvan came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Bourdonnière 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 Jolan Salvan couldn't finish the play. If Bilal Garrec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jolan Salvan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but John Demonchy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, Kevan Letombe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Soucy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bourdonnière the free kick. In the 85th minute, Kevan Letombe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jolan Salvan in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg John Demonchy saved Soucy from getting behind. In the 93rd minute, Kevan Letombe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavian Barbet was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Jolan Salvan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bourdonnière's supporters rose to their feet, but Jolan Salvan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. John Demonchy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Soucy getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Kevan Letombe hit a great ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.