League Play-Off

Stade Caro
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. Adrien Sourice started the match with the kick off. Raymond Hurault kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Benjamin Morales in the 8th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Reynald Malbec's left hand side. Eliott Bidet kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jean-Paul Couve's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reynald Malbec was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Achille Pinheiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eliott Bidet hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Jean-Paul Couve in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Reynald Malbec, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Adrien Sourice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Eric Coumes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Adrien Sourice put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Eric Coumes. Achille Pinheiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Reynald Malbec made a huge save. Gustave Gouyon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Caro's goal looked a bit too open when Gustave Gouyon came free, but Eric Coumes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Achille Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jean-Paul Couve made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Gustave Gouyon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eric Coumes, 0-2. Joseph Delassus charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joseph Delassus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Caudéran's Joseph Delassus got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 65th minute of the match Desire Poidevin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Reynald Malbec showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gustave Gouyon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Eric Coumes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Caudéran's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Paul Couve came free, but Reynald Malbec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Xavier Leandri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caudéran the free kick. 79 minutes into the match, Caudéran's goal looked a bit too open when Achille Pinheiro came free, but Reynald Malbec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jean-Paul Couve received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Reynald Malbec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Xavier Leandri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustave Gouyon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Gustave Gouyon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caudéran's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustave Gouyon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Coumes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caudéran's Adrien Sourice got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Jean-Paul Couve had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Caudéran walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.