League Play-Off

Stade Talence
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. Gerald Luce started the match with the kick off. If Luc Eckert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 15 minutes into the game, when Ewan Lagadec put in a rough tackle. 14 minutes into the game, one of Jouy:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Talence a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dimitri Brument, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Jouy's Lucas Moura. 1-0. Jouy's Lucas Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Batista in the 23rd minute of play. Talence's Henri Desfontaines played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luc Eckert in the 25th minute of play. Kevin Batista was extremely unlucky when he, in the 26th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Gerald Luce's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucas Moura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. After 28 played minutes Jouy got a freekick which was hit by Theophile Feller. Talence's Kevin Batista got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucas Moura acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 34th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dimitri Brument. Gerald Luce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luc Eckert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henri Desfontaines 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.

51 minutes into the match, Jouy's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Batista came free, but Lucas Moura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kevin Batista came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Talence 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 Kevin Batista couldn't finish the play. In the 66th minute, Luc Eckert 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. Lucas Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerald Luce in the 70th minute of play. Lucas Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bryan Fily during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th minute, Bryan Fily hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kevin Batista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerald Luce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Moura having to interfere. After 79 played minutes Jouy got a freekick which was hit by Theophile Feller. Gerald Luce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Talence's zone, Luc Eckert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henri Desfontaines came out of the goal and Luc Eckert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute, Luc Eckert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henri Desfontaines was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Luc Eckert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Jouy players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Talence from taking control. The game ends in a draw.