League Play-Off

Stade Drap
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michel Fournier started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Pusignan's Emilien Besseau got control of the ball when Theo Lewandowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathys Brice in the 6th minute of play forced Pusignan's goalkeeper Emilien Besseau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Damay in the 9th minute of play forced Drap's goalkeeper Pierre-Henri Paccard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Mathys Brice hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gilbert Herpe was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Emilien Besseau made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Theo Lewandowski sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Herbert Damay notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Drap's Pierre-Henri Paccard. Pierre-Henri Paccard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Fournier in the 25th minute of play forced Pusignan's goalkeeper Emilien Besseau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Fournier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilien Besseau having to interfere. Emilien Besseau didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Drap's Michel Fournier shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Mathys Brice hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Pierre-Henri Paccard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucien Bost in the 46th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucien Bost stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Drap! Gilbert Herpe placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Lucien Bost 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. Herbert Damay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Pierre-Henri Paccard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucien Bost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucien Bost received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Pierre-Henri Paccard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucien Bost blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pierre-Henri Paccard having to make a save. Lucien Bost received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Pierre-Henri Paccard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Herbert Damay got free with Pierre-Henri Paccard in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michel Fournier in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilien Besseau saved Pusignan from getting behind. In the 82nd match minute, Pusignan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierre-Antoine Donati to maneuver through the defense. Michel Fournier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Emilien Besseau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pusignan's Emilien Besseau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Fournier in the 91st minute of play. Malik Henaff might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emilien Besseau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Malik Henaff ran back to his position shaking his head. When Malik Henaff came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Drap 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 Malik Henaff couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Pusignan eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.