League Play-Off

Stade Dampmart
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodolphe Bourez kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Dampmart's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolphe Bourez came free, but Hubert Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6thth minute of the game Lionel Hochard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dampmart's Hubert Bueno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th match minute, Dampmart was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronald Ravel to maneuver through the defense. Thomas Sollier acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 18th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Charlie Bordel. If Ronald Ravel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lionel Hochard came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Castagniers 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 Lionel Hochard couldn't finish the play. Hubert Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel Hochard, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. If Lionel Hochard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hubert Bueno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodolphe Bourez's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Dampmart's Hubert Bueno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel Hochard in the 40th minute of play. Thomas Sollier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierre-Antoine Vanacker, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pierre-Antoine Vanacker to make the kick off. Samy Riehl kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Pierre-Antoine Vanacker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the game, Michel Delacour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Castagniers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dampmart the free kick. The supporters of Dampmart booed when Castagniers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Delacour didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Dampmart getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ronald Ravel hit a great ball. Hubert Bueno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel Hochard in the 74th minute. A collision led to Dampmart getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ronald Ravel hit a great ball. Lionel Hochard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hubert Bueno having to interfere. Castagniers's Thomas Sollier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zinedine Pluchart in the 83rd minute of play. Dampmart's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Lionel Hochard scored to the left of an out of position Hubert Bueno, making the score, 1-2. Lionel Hochard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Hubert Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomas Sollier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zinedine Pluchart in the 95th minute of play. The Dampmart supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Castagniers's performance. The match ended with a win for Castagniers.