League Play-Off

Stade Cenon
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hector Demarcq showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Boitard in the 3rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cenon's Chris Bueno got a free kick in the 5th minute. Felix Daurat hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Craponoz's Vincent Minot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eugene Helle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Vincent Minot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugene Helle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Marie Magot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, Cenon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Boitard to maneuver through the defense. Hector Demarcq made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joey Verwaerde in the 29th minute of play. If Jean-Marie Magot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vincent Minot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Jean-Marie Magot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hector Demarcq showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joey Verwaerde, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 48th minute, Vincent Minot made a precise shot to the right of Eugene Helle. Cenon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After the first half Craponoz were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joey Verwaerde to strike the kick off in the second half. Joey Verwaerde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Joey Verwaerde came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Cenon 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 Joey Verwaerde couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes into the match, Florentin Mori had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hector Demarcq. Craponoz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florentin Mori was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Minot in the 66th minute of play forced Cenon's goalkeeper Eugene Helle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Joey Verwaerde notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Craponoz's Hector Demarcq. Hector Demarcq was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Florentin Mori's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hector Demarcq read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Joey Verwaerde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vincent Minot might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eugene Helle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vincent Minot ran back to his position shaking his head. Eugene Helle made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vincent Minot in the 81st minute. Jean-Marie Magot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Eugene Helle successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A well-hit corner resulted in Gustave Boisard heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Vincent Minot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Eugene Helle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Oscar Boitard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jean-Marie Magot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.