League Play-Off

Hautée
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dimitri Droin kicked off to start the match. Barthelemy Le Henaff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitri Droin's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After 8 minutes, Batiste Verin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hautée and the Mundolsheim players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bernard Defay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barthelemy Le Henaff having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hautée's Batiste Verin got a free kick in the 19th minute. Hautée's Batiste Verin got his second yellow card of the match in the 28th minute. The referee ordered Batiste Verin off the ground. When Bernard Defay came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Mundolsheim 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 Bernard Defay couldn't finish the play. Barthelemy Le Henaff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitri Droin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Mundolsheim booed when Hautée was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steve Fayol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimitri Droin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Barthelemy Le Henaff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernard Defay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Barthelemy Le Henaff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andre Flamand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theo Mainguet having to interfere. After having played for 44 minutes, Andre Flamand managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hautée's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andre Flamand was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Steve Fayol's late challenge caught a Mundolsheim's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steve Fayol helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Steve Fayol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andre Flamand was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Hautée's Andre Flamand made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Theo Mainguet was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dimitri Droin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Barthelemy Le Henaff read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th match minute, Hautée was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josselin Lequesne to maneuver through the defense. Dimitri Droin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 57th minute. Mundolsheim's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a defensive mix-up in Hautée's zone, Bernard Defay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barthelemy Le Henaff came out of the goal and Bernard Defay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Barthelemy Le Henaff successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With his leg Barthelemy Le Henaff managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Mundolsheim's Bernard Defay fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Hautée's zone, Dimitri Droin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barthelemy Le Henaff came out of the goal and Dimitri Droin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th match minute, Mundolsheim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Laurens to maneuver through the defense. When Andre Flamand came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Hautée 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 Andre Flamand couldn't finish the play. Barthelemy Le Henaff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitri Droin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimitri Droin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Andre Flamand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Hautée's Steve Fayol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Theo Mainguet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Josselin Lequesne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theo Mainguet was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Dimitri Droin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barthelemy Le Henaff having to interfere. Bernard Defay in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Barthelemy Le Henaff, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Andre Flamand came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Hautée 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 Andre Flamand couldn't finish the play. Hautée's Barthelemy Le Henaff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitri Droin in the 93rd minute of play. Bernard Defay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Barthelemy Le Henaff made a huge save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mundolsheim players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hautée.