Challenge

ĪRA stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Markos Michalakos got the match started through his kick off. Robert Chapuis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Fanis Geronimidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Michalakos in the 8th minute of play. When Robert Chapuis came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the France 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 Robert Chapuis couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute, Miltiadis Liakos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maxime Durand. The goal made the score 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miltiadis Liakos in the 15th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Markos Michalakos in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maxime Durand, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Robert Chapuis's late challenge caught a IRAKLIS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robert Chapuis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Robert Chapuis hit a great ball. Maxime Durand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Markos Michalakos in the 25th minute. Miltiadis Liakos succeeded in the game's 26th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miltiadis Liakos in the 34th minute of play. IRAKLIS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alketas Kolliopoulos in the 36th minute. The corner ended in Alketas Kolliopoulos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but France's Maxime Durand did a great save. 37 minutes into the match, IRAKLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Peletier came free, but Fanis Geronimidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Geronimidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fanis Geronimidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 39th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, IRAKLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Camille Baume came free, but Fanis Geronimidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fanis Geronimidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 44th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes IRAKLIS got a freekick which was hit by Alekos Karameros. David Barbier struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Fanis Geronimidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Peletier to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Miltiadis Liakos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maxime Durand was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 54thth minute of the game Markos Michalakos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Maxime Durand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miltiadis Liakos in the 56th minute of play. With his leg Fanis Geronimidis managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when France's Frank Peletier fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. IRAKLIS's Markos Michalakos got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miltiadis Liakos in the 66th minute of play. IRAKLIS's Fanis Geronimidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save IRAKLIS from getting a goal against them. IRAKLIS's Fanis Geronimidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save IRAKLIS from getting a goal against them. After 73 minutes of play, IRAKLIS's Miltiadis Liakos made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maxime Durand was left in no man's land by his defense there! IRAKLIS's Themistoklis Kaplatzis was substituted for Alekos Karameros. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remy Dupuy, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by IRAKLIS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Barbier was slow to take the kick. During this time France's players had a chance to rest. In the 80th minute, Miltiadis Liakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltiadis Liakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Miltiadis Liakos sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. If Frank Peletier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. IRAKLIS were victorious despite being under pressure from France for much of the match.