League Play-Off

Stade Ecault
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Damien Poix took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damien Poix in the 3rd minute of play forced Beauchamp's goalkeeper Pacome Doumenc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mario Plateau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pacome Doumenc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damien Poix in the 5th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 7th minute by Damien Poix got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Theo Bily showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Christophe Trochu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Pacome Doumenc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Plateau in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roman Cattin in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Theo Bily prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Andre Lacourt struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Theo Bily didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beauchamp. Roman Cattin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theo Bily having to interfere. Damien Poix might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pacome Doumenc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damien Poix ran back to his position shaking his head. Theo Bily showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Cattin, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 46th minute Andre Lacourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Bily saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roman Cattin to make the kick off. If Mario Plateau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Beauchamp's Roman Cattin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Theo Bily narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 73 played minutes Ecault got a freekick which was hit by Eddy Boe. Theo Bily made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean-Christophe Trochu in the 76th minute. A collision led to Ecault getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Eddy Boe hit a great ball. Beauchamp were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Ecault's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maurice Pichaud took the corner. The corner ended in Maurice Pichaud almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecault's Theo Bily did a great save. 81 minutes into the match, Ecault's goalkeeper Theo Bily had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean-Christophe Trochu. If Mario Plateau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Damien Poix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mario Plateau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Damien Poix was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecault's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Beauchamp the free kick. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.