League Play-Off

Stade Illhaeusern
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John Delrieu made the kick off which started today's match. John Delrieu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prosper Curtet having to interfere. Prosper Curtet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hubert Lamon in the 4th minute. Flavien Gelin hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. John Delrieu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Prosper Curtet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14thth minute of the game John Delrieu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rove's Prosper Curtet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 16 minutes, Martin Peyroux mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rove and the Illhaeusern players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Illhaeusern booed when Rove was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Peyroux didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th match minute, Rove was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daryl Damour to maneuver through the defense. Rove's Prosper Curtet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Delrieu in the 22nd minute of play. When Patxi Belli fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Illhaeusern's protests and gave Patxi Belli a yellow card for diving instead. Patxi Belli hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Sacha Herrou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Prosper Curtet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Delrieu in the 28th minute of play. If Bruce Pierru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Illhaeusern's goal looked a bit too open when Sacha Herrou came free, but Stanislas Cormier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Bruce Pierru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislas Cormier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislas Cormier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sacha Herrou went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bruce Pierru made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubert Lamon in the 53rd minute of play forced Rove's goalkeeper Prosper Curtet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Bruce Pierru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruce Pierru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rove fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! Moïse Icard walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Bruce Pierru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislas Cormier having to interfere. After 67 minutes of play, Illhaeusern's John Delrieu made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prosper Curtet was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 70th minute Hubert Lamon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prosper Curtet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When John Delrieu came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Illhaeusern 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 John Delrieu couldn't finish the play. After having played for 75 minutes, Hubert Lamon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Illhaeusern's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hubert Lamon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. John Delrieu took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Prosper Curtet. Prosper Curtet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling John Delrieu in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Prosper Curtet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Hubert Lamon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Prosper Curtet was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bérenger Nogueira during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bérenger Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Rove's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.