Challenge

Le champ de tir.
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Zaccheo Andolina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Roncourt's Raymond Foubert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Foubert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's Eliseo Cutri managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Florent Blanc in the 16 minute of the game. Raymond Foubert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cui Xi Liang made in the 20th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Raymond Foubert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 24th minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raymond Foubert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Flavio Vittori didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 28th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. 33 minutes into the match, Roncourt's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Raymond Foubert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddy Million in the 36th minute of the match. Eddy Million struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Flavio Vittori didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Roncourt. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Sigfrido Auletta hit a great ball. Raymond Foubert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eddy Million to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Eliseo Cutri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Million in the 54th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raymond Foubert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 57th minute. Roncourt's Raymond Foubert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute Siricio Liotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Foubert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 61st minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Sostene Vitulli advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-1 in the 62nd minute. Siricio Liotta might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raymond Foubert. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Siricio Liotta ran back to his position shaking his head. 76 minutes into the game, Florent Blanc threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Roncourt's Jean-Marc Kazmierczak. But to his dismay, Jean-Marc Kazmierczak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. The crowd rose to their feet as Italy's Adriano Curto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raymond Foubert. That made the score 3-2 after 88 minutes of play. Despite being the better team, Italy failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.