League Play-Off

Stade Lalande
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Bryan Bain started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Bryan Bain had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl Nay. Lalande's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bryan Bain was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bryan Bain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Karl Nay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Basile Ferrere got free in front of the goal in the 11th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Karl Nay was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 12th match minute, Lalande was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theodore Denoual to maneuver through the defense. If Basile Ferrere had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute, Bryan Bain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eaubonne fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Fernand Bellet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Maximilien Louarn made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Lalande's Fernand Bellet slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maximilien Louarn. That made the score 1-2 after 27 minutes of play. Bryan Bain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Nay having to interfere. Jarod Mermet's late challenge caught a Eaubonne's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jarod Mermet helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lalande's Jarod Mermet got a free kick in the 41st minute. Allan Gautheron took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karl Nay. Karl Nay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Maximilien Louarn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernand Bellet in the 52nd minute of play. With a little luck, Lalande's Karl Nay got control of the ball when Basile Ferrere tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Fernand Bellet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernand Bellet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Maximilien Louarn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lalande's Fernand Bellet got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Johan Becot took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Karl Nay. Lalande's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fernand Bellet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Fernand Bellet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fernand Bellet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernand Bellet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.