League Play-Off

Stade Menucourt
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Florian Comby started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Brian Dubreucq managed to get in a good position for a shot. Menucourt's supporters rose to their feet, but Brian Dubreucq was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilles Bazille breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 10th minute, Auguste Filloux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brian Dubreucq sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Marc Penicaud notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Menucourt's Aymerick Riviere. Aymerick Riviere was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gilles Bazille made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Dubreucq in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Joeuf's Marc Penicaud sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aymerick Riviere narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Brian Dubreucq took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Gilles Bazille to make any attempt to save it. Florian Comby kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Gilles Bazille was a little too slow when Gildas Cave got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 2-1. Yannick Baumann's late challenge caught a Joeuf's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yannick Baumann helped the player get up and apologised. In the 40th match minute, Menucourt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yannick Baumann to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute, Florian Comby 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. Aymerick Riviere came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Joeuf's Marc Penicaud. But to his dismay, Marc Penicaud quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 48th minute, Gildas Cave ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilles Bazille was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Brian Dubreucq made a kick off. A collision led to Joeuf getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Auguste Filloux hit a great ball. In the 55th minute of the match, Florian Comby tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aymerick Riviere saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 55 minutes into the match, Florian Comby had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aymerick Riviere. Menucourt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florian Comby was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Auguste Filloux charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Auguste Filloux the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Auguste Filloux hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Gilles Bazille made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gildas Cave in the 73rd minute of play. With his leg Aymerick Riviere managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Joeuf's Marc Penicaud fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marc Penicaud 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. Marc Penicaud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Florian Comby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brian Dubreucq in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilles Bazille saved Joeuf from getting behind. Gilles Bazille showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gildas Cave, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Gilles Bazille took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Dubreucq, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joeuf's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.