League Play-Off

Villejuif
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Zinedine Marcq started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aimé Duvernay during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aimé Duvernay hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Zinedine Marcq fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Flandrin having to interfere. In the 8th match minute, Fourqueux was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theo Beillard to maneuver through the defense. If Alphonse Tonnellier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pierre Gigan during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pierre Gigan hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the game, Alphonse Tonnellier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Villejuif's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fourqueux the free kick. Tim Villaret sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 28 played minutes Fourqueux got a freekick which was hit by Zinedine Lebosse. In the 29th minute, Maxime Sylvestre sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Fourqueux's Thomas Flandrin didn't even have to move. Thomas Flandrin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinedine Marcq, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alphonse Tonnellier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Thomas Flandrin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Villejuif's zone, Tim Villaret stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Jacquelin came out of the goal and Tim Villaret tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Xavier Bertron 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xavier Bertron made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Villejuif was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Omar George to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinedine Marcq in the 58th minute of play forced Fourqueux's goalkeeper Thomas Flandrin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theo Beillard hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Zinedine Marcq scored 2-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomas Flandrin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Villejuif's Ernest Jacquelin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Bertron in the 70th minute of play. Xavier Bertron might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ernest Jacquelin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xavier Bertron ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 74th minute, Alphonse Tonnellier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villejuif fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Zinedine Marcq managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villejuif's supporters rose to their feet, but Zinedine Marcq was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Flandrin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 86 minutes into the match, Fourqueux's goal looked a bit too open when Alphonse Tonnellier came free, but Thomas Flandrin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Zinedine Marcq had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alphonse Tonnellier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Thomas Flandrin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Fourqueux's zone, Alphonse Tonnellier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Flandrin came out of the goal and Alphonse Tonnellier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thomas Flandrin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alphonse Tonnellier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.