League Play-Off

Lisses
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Renaud Boissier got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Fabian Fresnel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malik Cottier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Regis Menuge, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If Regis Menuge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jean-Marc Perrette's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Malik Cottier skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Nonglard's zone, Jean-Marc Perrette stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Malik Cottier came out of the goal and Jean-Marc Perrette tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabian Fresnel hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. If Regis Menuge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thierry Pons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Moracchini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renaud Boissier in the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the game, Nonglard's Renaud Boissier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicolas Moracchini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Lisses's Jean-Marc Perrette slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Malik Cottier. That made the score 1-1 after 33 minutes of play. After 36 minutes, Gregory Lefrere mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lisses and the Nonglard players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Thierry Pons had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Renaud Boissier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Thierry Pons's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Moracchini was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Jean-Marc Perrette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malik Cottier having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Regis Menuge in the 47th minute of play forced Nonglard's goalkeeper Malik Cottier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Renaud Boissier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Moracchini having to interfere. When Nonglard's Thierry Pons in 53 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Nicolas Moracchini guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 54 played minutes Lisses got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Cosme. Malik Cottier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Regis Menuge in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renaud Boissier in the 72nd minute of play forced Lisses's goalkeeper Nicolas Moracchini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Nonglard's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Marc Perrette came free, but Malik Cottier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Lisses's zone, Thierry Pons stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Moracchini came out of the goal and Thierry Pons tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thierry Pons received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Nicolas Moracchini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nonglard's goalkeeper Malik Cottier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Malik Cottier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Marc Perrette in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Jean-Marc Perrette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malik Cottier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matthieu Domingo during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes Nonglard got a freekick which was hit by Matthieu Domingo. 93 minutes into the match, Regis Menuge notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Nonglard's Malik Cottier. Malik Cottier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lisses's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.