League Play-Off

Stade Escobecques
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Vernéa's Camille Marquette started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Escobecques getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jordan Boulenger hit a great ball. Faustin Scheid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lamine Barbarin in the 8th minute of play. Gaetan Faugere hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Pierre Panis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Camille Marquette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joaquim Thibault fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Fuzeau having to interfere. Gabriel Fuzeau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremy Courault, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Lamine Barbarin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Thibault sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Camille Marquette struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Faustin Scheid didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vernéa. In the 43rd minute, Jeremy Courault fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Yann Poudevigne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Jeremy Courault made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Escobecques's goalkeeper Faustin Scheid, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute Joaquim Thibault shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Fuzeau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Escobecques getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Lionel Berthelemy hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, Vernéa's Pierre Panis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Joaquim Thibault had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 83 minutes, Joaquim Thibault managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escobecques's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Thibault was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeremy Courault fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Fuzeau having to interfere. Lamine Barbarin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faustin Scheid having to interfere. After having played for 96 minutes, Lionel Berthelemy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escobecques's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lionel Berthelemy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.