League Play-Off

Stade Lancey
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Felix Escalier got the match started through his kick off. Regis Saint-Jean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Giacometti, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 4 played minutes Lancey got a freekick which was hit by Herve Pellegrin. Felix Escalier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Felix Escalier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrien Burgard was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Fabien Pellegrin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Regis Saint-Jean having to make a save. Adrien Burgard came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Crespin's Felix Escalier. But to his dismay, Felix Escalier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Felix Escalier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Adrien Burgard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramzi Luce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Crespin's zone, Fabien Pellegrin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Regis Saint-Jean came out of the goal and Fabien Pellegrin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ramzi Luce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jean-Michel Mey charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean-Michel Mey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lancey's Jean-Michel Mey got a free kick in the 31st minute. Ramzi Luce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrien Burgard having to interfere. In the 35th minute Felix Escalier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Burgard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Regis Saint-Jean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Giacometti in the 38th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramzi Luce in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adrien Burgard prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute of the match, Nelson Giacometti tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Regis Saint-Jean saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Nelson Giacometti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nelson Giacometti to strike the kick off in the second half. Regis Saint-Jean stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabien Pellegrin's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. In the 59th minute, Ramzi Luce ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adrien Burgard was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Robert Fourneau charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert Fourneau the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lancey getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Robert Fourneau hit a great ball. Dorian Bidot was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 66th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Escalier in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adrien Burgard saved Lancey from getting behind. If Felix Escalier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Dorian Bidot fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crespin's protests and gave Dorian Bidot a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Crespin's Dorian Bidot got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabien Pellegrin in the 79th minute of play forced Crespin's goalkeeper Regis Saint-Jean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrien Burgard made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Ramzi Luce sent off a good shot on target. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Ramzi Luce got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nelson Giacometti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Regis Saint-Jean having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Crespin walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.