League Play-Off

Stade Joeuf
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raoul Labatut kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Corentin Guillaud ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maxime Fouilleul was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Moise Beuve didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raoul Labatut went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 13 minutes into the match, Froidcul's goal looked a bit too open when Sacha Gruet came free, but Maxime Fouilleul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charly Reveillon charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charly Reveillon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Charly Reveillon hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Salim Jaillet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Maxime Fouilleul tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Matthieu Maurin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maxime Fouilleul. The goal made the score 2-1. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Joeuf! In the 26th minute there was a penalty for Froidcul. Josselin Bouillet stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Moise Beuve. 2-2. Sacha Gruet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Fouilleul having to interfere. Maxime Fouilleul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sacha Gruet in the 33rd minute of the match. Corentin Guillaud's late challenge caught a Froidcul's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Corentin Guillaud helped the player get up and apologised. Corentin Guillaud hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Moise Beuve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raoul Labatut in the 44th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sacha Gruet to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Sacha Gruet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maxime Fouilleul. Froidcul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sacha Gruet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 58 minutes into the match, Joeuf's Sacha Gruet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Fouilleul narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Sacha Gruet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Joeuf's supporters rose to their feet, but Sacha Gruet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maxime Fouilleul breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emile Blomme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Matthieu Maurin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, Joeuf's goalkeeper Moise Beuve had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamed Hue. Raoul Labatut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moise Beuve having to interfere. Joeuf's Sacha Gruet got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute Salim Jaillet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Fouilleul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maxime Fouilleul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sacha Gruet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Froidcul's Maxime Fouilleul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salim Jaillet in the 83rd minute of play.