League Play-Off

Stade Mirande
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Basile Toupin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Djibril Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mirande's Djibril Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basile Toupin in the 4th minute of play. Ramzi Rabier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan James in the 8th minute of play forced Beigneux's goalkeeper Ramzi Rabier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Paulo Coco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Bertrand Pitel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Flavian Gimeno 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. Bryan James fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramzi Rabier having to interfere. When Basile Toupin came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Beigneux 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 Basile Toupin couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute of the match Carl Chanut shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Djibril Duarte showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Beigneux's goalkeeper Ramzi Rabier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nelson Cardinal. Nelson Cardinal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ramzi Rabier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Mirande's zone, Jonathan Sanz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Djibril Duarte came out of the goal and Jonathan Sanz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bryan James made a kick off. A collision led to Beigneux getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Basile Toupin hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Beigneux's Jonathan Sanz got a free kick in the 55th minute. If Bryan James had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 played minutes Beigneux got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Sanz. When Bryan James came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Mirande 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 Bryan James couldn't finish the play. Nelson Cardinal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Basile Toupin in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Djibril Duarte saved Mirande from getting behind. Basile Toupin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Djibril Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basile Toupin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Mirande's goal looked a bit too open when Flavian Gimeno came free, but Djibril Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 80 minutes, Flavian Gimeno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beigneux's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavian Gimeno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavian Gimeno's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Djibril Duarte skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nelson Cardinal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 93 minutes into the game, one of Mirande:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Basile Toupin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djibril Duarte having to interfere.