League Play-Off

Stade Manissieux
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Nathan Coroller started the match with the kick off. Gaetan Louvet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the game, Josselin Mathelin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Raphael Perrier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute Ewan Cosson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Matignon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nathan Coroller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manissieux's Josselin Mathelin got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Michel Matignon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathan Coroller, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Manissieux's Michel Matignon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Bernhardt in the 29th minute of play. The supporters of Yvrac booed when Manissieux was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tommy Pochon didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Manissieux getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Josselin Mathelin hit a great ball. Yvrac's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Gaetan Louvet scored to the left of an out of position Raphael Perrier, making the score, 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Manissieux's zone, Nathan Coroller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michel Matignon came out of the goal and Nathan Coroller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th match minute, Manissieux was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliott Guilbaud to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Gaetan Louvet made the kick off in the second half. Josselin Mathelin might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raphael Perrier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Josselin Mathelin ran back to his position shaking his head. After 53 played minutes Yvrac got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Santi. After a defensive mix-up in Yvrac's zone, Josselin Mathelin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raphael Perrier came out of the goal and Josselin Mathelin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gaetan Louvet scored 3-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raphael Perrier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nathan Coroller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Michel Matignon acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 66th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lionel Taillefer. Yvrac's Raphael Perrier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaetan Louvet in the 70th minute of play. Gaetan Louvet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raphael Perrier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaetan Louvet in the 79th minute of the match. When Josselin Mathelin came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Manissieux 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 Josselin Mathelin couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the game, Gaetan Louvet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manissieux's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yvrac the free kick. After a rather tough play, Manissieux's Gaetan Louvet got a free kick in the 85th minute. Batiste Belot kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Franklin Santi charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franklin Santi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, Yvrac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Santi to maneuver through the defense. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Manissieux fully deserved thier win.