League Play-Off

Stade Cuinchy
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd play minute Cedric Tourret came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pierrick Hoffmann. 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Brian Laignel could shoot a difficult shot in the 11th minute, which Pierrick Hoffmann however easily saved by the left post. Joseph Vivier hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Brian Laignel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Brian Laignel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pierrick Hoffmann was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. With a little luck, Ecaillon's Pierrick Hoffmann got control of the ball when Brian Laignel tried to sneak it across the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Ecaillon's goal looked a bit too open when Cedric Tourret came free, but Pierrick Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pierrick Hoffmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cedric Tourret in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Bernard Adde was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecaillon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cuinchy the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ecaillon's Bernard Adde got a free kick in the 35th minute. 37 minutes in the game Mehdi Bringer got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. Ecaillon's Pierrick Hoffmann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Ecaillon from getting a goal against them. In the 47th minute, Walter Richon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cuinchy's Romain Rottier couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ecaillon. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Eloi Cottet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joffrey Perennou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cedric Tourret came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Cuinchy 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 Cedric Tourret couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Cedric Tourret's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pierrick Hoffmann was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Nicolas Chaumeil who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Eloi Cottet when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ecaillon's Walter Richon couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cuinchy. In the 77th minute of the match Ecaillon got a corner. Cuinchy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Walter Richon ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Ecaillon's corner Dominique Mevel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eloi Cottet quite easily take care of the ball. Romain Rottier charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romain Rottier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cuinchy getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Romain Rottier hit a great ball. Eloi Cottet came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecaillon's Joffrey Perennou. But to his dismay, Joffrey Perennou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Eloi Cottet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geoffroy Nardin in the 98th minute of the match. Cuinchy's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.