League Play-Off

Stade Virac
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pascal Racine started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jean-Baptiste Le Lay was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bruno Douguet showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Jean-Baptiste Le Lay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascal Racine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Gitonniére's goalkeeper Jean-Baptiste Le Lay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bruno Douguet. Bruno Douguet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jean-Baptiste Le Lay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Carlos Boniface fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Virac's protests and gave Carlos Boniface a yellow card for diving instead. Carlos Boniface hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Jolan Lemoigne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rudy Vacher was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Virac's Jean-Baptiste Le Lay threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pascal Racine, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rudy Vacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jolan Lemoigne in the 25th minute of play. After 28 minutes, Johan Chapus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Virac and the Gitonniére players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Virac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johan Chapus to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, one of Virac: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 Virac. The referee gave Gitonniére a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Brice Sureau, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Virac's Rudy Vacher. 1-1. Bruno Douguet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Douguet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jolan Lemoigne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jolan Lemoigne to make the kick off. Jolan Lemoigne succeeded in the game's 52nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. The supporters of Gitonniére booed when Virac was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Regis Wargnier didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Virac's Rudy Vacher got control of the ball when Denis Jeulin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Jeulin got free with Rudy Vacher in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rudy Vacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jolan Lemoigne in the 74th minute of play. Omer Duffau's late challenge caught a Gitonniére's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Omer Duffau helped the player get up and apologised. Denis Jeulin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Douguet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jean-Baptiste Le Lay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Douguet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denis Jeulin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Berenger Boudes charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berenger Boudes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Berenger Boudes hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Virac supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Gitonniére's performance. The match ended with a win for Gitonniére.