League Play-Off

Bréauté
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gilbert Milani got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Ghislain Charra suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Francois-Xavier Jung charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francois-Xavier Jung the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Francois-Xavier Jung kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 5 played minutes, Bréauté's Bertrand Dournel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mathys Dehay came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bréauté reached it. 11 minutes into the game, Gabriel Moulard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bréauté's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Castillon the free kick. Eliott Pourre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Rouby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 minutes, Brice Jeulin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Castillon and the Bréauté players grew even worse after the yellow card. 16 minutes into the game, one of Castillon:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Bréauté's zone, Geoffroy Lethuillier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliott Pourre came out of the goal and Geoffroy Lethuillier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Castillon's goalkeeper Mathys Dehay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36thth minute of the game Geoffroy Lethuillier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bréauté's Eliott Pourre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st minute, Jose Rouby ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliott Pourre was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Jose Rouby recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jose Rouby stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Bréauté's Eliott Pourre got control of the ball when Geoffroy Lethuillier tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gilbert Milani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Milani during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Bréauté was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilbert Milani to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jose Rouby in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eliott Pourre saved Bréauté from getting behind. Jose Rouby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jose Rouby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliott Pourre having to interfere. Alexandre Rolin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mathys Dehay having to interfere. Bertrand Dournel kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Geoffroy Lethuillier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Eliott Pourre made a huge save. When Geoffroy Lethuillier came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Castillon 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 Geoffroy Lethuillier couldn't finish the play. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Eliott Pourre successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Geoffroy Lethuillier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliott Pourre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Rouby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Jose Rouby kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eliott Pourre. That made the score 1-3 in the 94 minute of play. Castillon's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.