League Play-Off

Stade Fouillouse
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roger Delfau kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the match, Eckbolsheim's goal looked a bit too open when Thibaut Coutaud came free, but Baptiste Douguet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baptiste Douguet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thibaut Coutaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Fouillouse's zone, Roger Delfau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabien Teissier came out of the goal and Roger Delfau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute, Donovan Leveneur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barnabe Lapointe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baptiste Douguet having to make a save. Thibaut Coutaud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baptiste Douguet having to interfere. After 37 played minutes, Eckbolsheim's Arnaud Cruz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fabien Teissier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Eckbolsheim reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Delfau in the 40th minute of play forced Fouillouse's goalkeeper Fabien Teissier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Roger Delfau ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabien Teissier was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 46 minutes, Barnabe Lapointe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fouillouse's supporters crossed their fingers, but Barnabe Lapointe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thibaut Coutaud made a kick off. Malik Mosca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Fabien Teissier made a huge save. In the 53rd minute of the match Eckbolsheim got a corner. Fouillouse's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Matheo Bossu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eckbolsheim's Matheo Bossu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fabien Teissier in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eckbolsheim's goalkeeper Baptiste Douguet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Barnabe Lapointe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baptiste Douguet having to interfere. With a little luck, Fouillouse's Fabien Teissier got control of the ball when Luka Perdriau tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Luka Perdriau came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Eckbolsheim 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 Luka Perdriau couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roger Delfau in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabien Teissier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luka Perdriau struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Fabien Teissier didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eckbolsheim. Luka Perdriau's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabien Teissier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Barnabe Lapointe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Baptiste Douguet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Thibaut Coutaud managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fouillouse's supporters rose to their feet, but Thibaut Coutaud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baptiste Douguet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82nd minute, Barnabe Lapointe 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. A collision led to Eckbolsheim getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Malik Mosca hit a great ball. Jean-Pierre Montreuil hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Matheo Bossu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 96th minute, Barnabe Lapointe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Eckbolsheim players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.