League Play-Off

Stade Vernéa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Adrien Henno made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Vernéa's goal looked a bit too open when Dilan Mougenot came free, but Thomas Winter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes, Moise Lucchesi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vernéa and the Croisette players grew even worse after the yellow card. Wilfried Josso hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Croisette's goalkeeper Thierry Litzler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romain Borderie. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrien Henno in the 24th minute of play forced Vernéa's goalkeeper Thomas Winter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Romain Borderie 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. Roman Eve hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. If Geoffrey Parize had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geoffrey Parize received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Thierry Litzler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Croisette's goalkeeper Thierry Litzler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romain Borderie. Geoffrey Parize received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Thierry Litzler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vernéa's Thomas Winter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrien Henno in the 38th minute of play. Croisette's Thierry Litzler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Croisette from getting a goal against them. Romain Borderies short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Thierry Litzler to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thierry Litzler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geoffrey Parize, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Geoffrey Parize stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Dilan Mougenot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paul Guerineau kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Adrien Henno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Winter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thierry Litzler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romain Borderie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Romain Borderie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Dilan Mougenot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croisette's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dilan Mougenot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adrien Henno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 81 played minutes Vernéa got a freekick which was hit by Moise Lucchesi. The audience was convinced that Adrien Henno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Winter was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 91stth minute of the game Romain Borderie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croisette's Thierry Litzler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thierry Litzler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geoffrey Parize in the 92nd minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.