League Play-Off

Stade Bourghelles
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Boulange started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th match minute, Bourghelles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Fromont to maneuver through the defense. Renaud Ferlin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reda Gonneau, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Bourghelles's Renaud Ferlin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Boulange in the 7th minute of play. After 8 minutes, Jean-Pierre Sorlin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bourghelles and the Clapiers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 8 played minutes Bourghelles got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Pierre Sorlin. After 12 minutes of play, Clapiers's Reda Gonneau made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Renaud Ferlin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dorian Pont received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Renaud Ferlin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Bourghelles getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Jean-Pierre Sorlin hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Dilan Schutz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 21 minutes, Reda Gonneau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clapiers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reda Gonneau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luka Martel hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Alban Mure could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Thierry Careme made a huge save. In the 33rd minute Martial Bacquet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thierry Careme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th match minute, Clapiers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dilan Schutz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Boulange in the 42nd minute of play forced Bourghelles's goalkeeper Renaud Ferlin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reda Gonneau struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Renaud Ferlin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clapiers. Martial Bacquet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

Thierry Careme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alban Mure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim Boulange in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renaud Ferlin saved Bourghelles from getting behind. After 58 minutes, Geoffrey Delpy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bourghelles and the Clapiers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Geoffrey Delpy hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute, Reda Gonneau 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. Reda Gonneau succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 63rd playminute. If Alban Mure had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bourghelles's Martial Bacquet got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Martial Bacquet scored 2-2 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thierry Careme, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alban Mure fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thierry Careme having to interfere. Alban Mure sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Alban Mure came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Bourghelles 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 Alban Mure couldn't finish the play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.