League Play-Off

Stade Coulaines
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Desire Claux got the match started through his kick off. Coulaines's Desire Claux got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Herve Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Sabri Tillard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romeo Seguela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Guillaume Berte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barthelemy Arnou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillaume Berte having to interfere. If Romeo Seguela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 minutes, Romeo Seguela made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Coulaines's Guillaume Berte tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rouvignies's goalkeeper Sabri Tillard, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Marvin Sauger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rouvignies fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Romeo Seguela took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guillaume Berte. Guillaume Berte dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After a rather tough play, Coulaines's Harry Loeuillet got a free kick in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Romeo Seguela to strike the kick off in the second half. If Desire Claux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Desire Claux in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sabri Tillard prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 59th minute, Marvin Sauger 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. 61 minutes into the match, Herve Ortiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sabri Tillard. Rouvignies's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Herve Ortiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Marvin Sauger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillaume Berte having to interfere. Guillaume Berte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marvin Sauger in the 71st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Regis Baumgartner during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Regis Baumgartner kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Barthelemy Arnou charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Barthelemy Arnou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Barthelemy Arnou kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Herve Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabri Tillard having to interfere. Alexis Viot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Sabri Tillard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 played minutes Rouvignies got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Houillon. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Desire Claux managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coulaines's supporters rose to their feet, but Desire Claux was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabri Tillard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Desire Claux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 94 played minutes Rouvignies got a freekick which was hit by Regis Baumgartner. In the 97th minute, Desire Claux 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. Rouvignies's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.