League Play-Off

Corbiac
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dorian Colon kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Steve Demestre in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gildas Hervier saved Velotte from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Corbiac's Steve Demestre slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gildas Hervier. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. Gildas Hervier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steve Demestre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Steve Demestre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gildas Hervier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Maxence Koehl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Maxence Koehl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorian Colon in the 22nd minute of play forced Corbiac's goalkeeper Jocelyn Pouilly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Steve Demestre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gildas Hervier was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Steve Demestre's late challenge caught a Velotte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steve Demestre helped the player get up and apologised. After 30 played minutes Corbiac got a freekick which was hit by Steve Demestre. Regis Gallardo charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Regis Gallardo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Regis Gallardo hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Olivier Poudroux fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildas Hervier having to interfere. When Steve Demestre came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Corbiac 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 Steve Demestre couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute, Dorian Charre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dorian Colon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jocelyn Pouilly having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Olivier Poudroux in the 53rd minute of play forced Velotte's goalkeeper Gildas Hervier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Olivier Poudroux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gildas Hervier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Olivier Poudroux 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. Jocelyn Pouilly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorian Colon in the 61st minute of the match. If Olivier Poudroux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Velotte's goalkeeper Gildas Hervier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jocelyn Pouilly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorian Colon in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olivier Poudroux in the 78th minute of play forced Velotte's goalkeeper Gildas Hervier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olivier Poudroux received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Gildas Hervier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Corbiac's goalkeeper Jocelyn Pouilly had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maxence Koehl. In the 90th minute, Francis Rabin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 minutes, Flavien Berthelier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Velotte and the Corbiac players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Velotte's Flavien Berthelier got a free kick in the 94th minute. Corbiac's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.