League Play-Off

Stade Soucy
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilbert Milani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kevan Letombe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Eliott Pourre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Kevan Letombe 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. Kevan Letombe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliott Pourre having to interfere. After 13 minutes of play, Bréauté's Gilbert Milani made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. John Demonchy was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute, Gaston Cornilleau 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. After 27 played minutes Bréauté got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Rolin. Gaston Cornilleau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Eliott Pourre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. John Demonchy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Royere, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 44 minutes, Gabriel Moulard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bréauté and the Soucy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gabriel Moulard kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th play minute Gaston Cornilleau came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Eliott Pourre. 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kevan Letombe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Soucy's Kevan Letombe got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gilbert Milani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. John Demonchy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bréauté's Georges Crouzat shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 56th minute of play. The shot was stopped by John Demonchy but with some difficulty. 60 minutes into the match, Bréauté's goal looked a bit too open when Kevan Letombe came free, but Eliott Pourre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaston Cornilleau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bréauté's Eliott Pourre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevan Letombe in the 68th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Kevan Letombe 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 3-1. John Demonchy made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Christian Royere sent off a good shot on target. Christian Royere sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. John Demonchy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilbert Milani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kevan Letombe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the game, Gilbert Milani 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 Soucy the free kick. If Kevan Letombe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 played minutes Soucy got a freekick which was hit by Gérald Haffner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Cornilleau in the 90th minute of play forced Bréauté's goalkeeper Eliott Pourre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Royere could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but John Demonchy made a huge save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bréauté players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Soucy.